{"product_id":"miss-lizzies-war-rosemary-agonito-9780762780129","title":"Miss Lizzie's War: The Double Life Of Southern Belle Spy Elizabeth Van Lew","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs the Civil War ground on, an underground Unionist movement flourished in the heart of the \u003c\/p\u003eConfederacy, led by an unlikely leader. Elizabeth Van Lew, a wealthy and well connected member of Richmond's elite, risked everything to help save the Union, skillfully directing this clandestine group and becoming General Ulysses S. Grant's spy in Richmond. Surrounded by a cadre of \"slaves\" secretly freed and working with her at the risk of their lives--and hers--Lizzie becomes a pivotal character in the narrative that reveals the complexity and horror of war and the possibility of ultimate redemption.\u003cp\u003eBased on an incredible true story, \u003ci\u003eLizzie's War\u003c\/i\u003e revolves around a number of elements: \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003ethe intrigue involved in Elizabeth's double life, her scheme to plant a former slave as her spy in the Jefferson Davis home\u003cb\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003eher secret romance with a Union prisoner\u003cb\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003ethe dangerous work and\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003econspiracies entailed in running a spy network for the Federal Government in the Confederate capital\u003cb\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003eterrifying flights to freedom engineered by Elizabeth for escaped prisoners and slaves, and\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eongoing Confederate surveillance, investigations and arrests of Unionists. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rosemary Agonito\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0762780126\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780762780129\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Globe Pequot Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/05\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.88lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.01h x 6.06w x 0.95d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/05\/2012 pg. 58","brand":"Rosemary Agonito","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48241092460799,"sku":"9780762780129","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5451774b-f925-456e-b708-3a75135cbca4.jpg?v=1772652671","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/miss-lizzies-war-rosemary-agonito-9780762780129","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}