Lincoln's Lady Spymaster

By Shelley Irwin

Published July 8, 2025 at 11:19 AM EDT

Gerri Willis shares her book.

Lincoln's Lady Spymaster by Gerri Willis, is a deeply researched true sporty of courage, ingenuity and resistance, featuring one of the most fearless heroes of the Civil War, this Southern belle Elizabeth Van Lew. How did she become a War Spy?

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