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This is the book that started it all for me. Abbott tells the stories of four women, each with an important role in the war. Belle Boyd was a spy for the Confederacy; Emma Edmonds disguised herself as a man and enlisted in the Union army; Rose Greenhow seduced numerous men in power and headed a spy ring in DC; and Elizabeth Van Lew, a wealthy spinster, hid escaped prisoners in her home and planted a former slave as a spy in the Confederate White House. WHUT? How did I not know about these women before? Their stories are incredible, and Abbott has a way of storytelling that is unmatched in her genre. It is very rare for me to encounter a 500+ page nonfiction book packed with names, dates, and history that keeps me turning pages, followed by a themed bender. It’s nicely balanced on both sides, and often times I found myself not knowing who to root for because of all the double-sided lady badassery.
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New biography captures Gypsy Rose Lee's talent for drawing attention
Karen Abbott
blames her grandmother for "all the bawdy stories," including the one that led her to Gypsy Rose Lee.
Abbott's grandmother, 92 and going strong, had a cousin who saw the legendary stripper onstage. The man said Lee spent 15 minutes removing a single glove, and the performance was so riveting he would have given her 15 more. Abbott, already the author of a book called "Sin in the Second City," was intrigued, and became entranced when she read in Life magazine that Lee was "the only person in the world with a public body and a private mind both equally exciting." Lee was more popular than Eleanor Roosevelt in one poll, and Roosevelt once sent Lee a telegram saying she hoped Lee's bare behind would "always be shining," an interesting compliment considering Lee didn't think that was her best feature and never turned her back on her audience.
Abbott's new book "American Rose: A Nation Laid Bare: The Life and Times of Gypsy Rose Lee" is bringing new attention to a woman who lived decades before Madonna was famous for being famous and decades before Lady Gaga was wearing a cape made entirely of orchids. Lee was a trailblazer