Pauline
Cushman
Spy of the Cumberland
by William
J. Christen
Who was Pauline
Cushman? A heroine? A fraud? Her exploits over the course of a few
weeks in Kentucky and Tennessee secured her place in the annals of the
Civil War. People familiar with its history recollect her career as a
spy for the Union from stories often based on myths rather than fact.
Following her "service"
as a spy, she gained renown
as Miss Major Pauline Cushman and embarked on a tempestuous life that
took her from P. T. Barnum's stage to the Wild West of Arizona and
California. This grand sweeping biography is based
on years of research, finally uncovers the true story of this
remarkable woman.
Pauline Cushman: Spy of
the Cumberland
ISBN
1-889020-11-7 480 pages hardbound
$39.95 plus
$3.50 shipping
Order it through:
Edinborough Press
PO Box 13790
Roseville MN 55113
www.edinborough.com
(888) 251-6336
Pauline
Cushman wearing an officer's uniform.
The photograph was taken between January and June 1864.
(see backmark
below).
Updated 22 January 2006
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