
The Tale Of A Southern Belle Turned American Revolutionist
13 Jun 2025
• 20 min
• EN
FOX Business reporter and New York Times bestselling author Gerri Willis shares her new book Lincoln's Lady Spymaster. Gerri describes her writing process and what it was like to work on a historical non-fiction novel about a fearless woman. The book tells the real-life story of Elizabeth Van Lew, a wealthy Southern belle with a tenacious spirit who became instrumental in the Civil War. Elizabeth opposed slavery and risked her whole existence to become a Union spy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
From "The Untold Story with Martha MacCallum"
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