Unsexed Or the Female Soldier, the Thrilling Adventures, Experiences and Escapes of a Woman, as Nurse, Spy and Scout, in Hospitals, Camps and Battle-Fields (Classic Reprint)

Unsexed Or the Female Soldier, the Thrilling Adventures, Experiences and Escapes of a Woman, as Nurse, Spy and Scout, in Hospitals, Camps and Battle-Fields (Classic Reprint)
Author: S. Emma E. Edmonds
Publisher:
Total Pages: 416
Release: 2015-07-03
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781330875148

Excerpt from Unsexed or the Female Soldier, the Thrilling Adventures, Experiences and Escapes of a Woman, as Nurse, Spy and Scout, in Hospitals, Camps and Battle-Fields No Apology is necessary for adding one more to the numerous "War Books" which already fill a large space in American Literature; for, to the general reader, nothing connected with the Rebellion can be more interesting than the personal experiences of those who have been intimately associated with the different phases of military life, in Camp, Field, and Hospital. The "Nurse and Spy" is simply a record of events which nave transpired in the experience and under the observation of one who has been on the field and participated in numerous battles - among which are the first and second Bull Run, Williamsburg, Fair Oaks, the Seven days in front of Richmond, Antietam, and Fredericksburg - serving in the capacity of "Spy" and as "Field Nurse" for over two years. While in the "Secret Service" as a "Spy," which is one of the most hazardous positions in the army - she penetrated the enemy's lines, in various disguises, no less than eleven times; always with complete success and without detection. Her efficient labors in the different Hospitals as well as her arduous duties as "Field Nurse," embrace many thrilling and touching incidents, which are here most graphically described. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Unsexed: Or, the Female Soldier

Unsexed: Or, the Female Soldier
Author: S. Edmonds
Publisher: CreateSpace
Total Pages: 412
Release: 2012-07-05
Genre:
ISBN: 9781478187028

Published in 1864, this is the story of S. Emma E. Edmunds and the adventures that she experienced as spy, nurse, scout and even disguising herself as Contraband.

Unsexed

Unsexed
Author: Sarah Emma Evelyn Edmonds
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1869
Genre: United States
ISBN:

The Postal Age

The Postal Age
Author: David M. Henkin
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Total Pages: 238
Release: 2008-09-15
Genre: History
ISBN: 0226327221

Americans commonly recognize television, e-mail, and instant messaging as agents of pervasive cultural change. But many of us may not realize that what we now call snail mail was once just as revolutionary. As David M. Henkin argues in The Postal Age, a burgeoning postal network initiated major cultural shifts during the nineteenth century, laying the foundation for the interconnectedness that now defines our ever-evolving world of telecommunications. This fascinating history traces these shifts from their beginnings in the mid-1800s, when cheaper postage, mass literacy, and migration combined to make the long-established postal service a more integral and viable part of everyday life. With such dramatic events as the Civil War and the gold rush underscoring the importance and necessity of the post, a surprisingly broad range of Americans—male and female, black and white, native-born and immigrant—joined this postal network, regularly interacting with distant locales before the existence of telephones or even the widespread use of telegraphy. Drawing on original letters and diaries from the period, as well as public discussions of the expanding postal system, Henkin tells the story of how these Americans adjusted to a new world of long-distance correspondence, crowded post offices, junk mail, valentines, and dead letters. The Postal Age paints a vibrant picture of a society where possibilities proliferated for the kinds of personal and impersonal communications that we often associate with more recent historical periods. In doing so, it significantly increases our understanding of both antebellum America and our own chapter in the history of communications.

Nurse and Spy in the Union Army

Nurse and Spy in the Union Army
Author: Sarah Emma Evelyn Edmonds
Publisher:
Total Pages: 418
Release: 1865
Genre: Dummies (Bookselling)
ISBN:

This book discusses the experiences of the author, who was known for serving as a nurse and a spy with the Union Army during the American Civil War.

Violent Femmes

Violent Femmes
Author: Rosie White
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 177
Release: 2007-11-13
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1134198078

The female spy has long exerted a strong grip on the popular imagination. With reference to popular fiction, film and television Violent Femmes examines the figure of the female spy as a nexus of contradictory ideas about femininity, power, sexuality and national identity. Fictional representations of women as spies have recurrently traced the dynamic of women’s changing roles in British and American culture. Employing the central trope of women who work as spies, Rosie White examines cultural shifts during the twentieth century regarding the role of women in the professional workplace. Violent Femmes examines the female spy as a figure in popular discourse which simultaneously conforms to cultural stereotypes and raises questions about women's roles in British and American culture, in terms of gender, sexuality and national identity. Immensely useful for a wide range of courses such as film and television studies, English, cultural studies, women’s studies, gender studies, media studies, communications and history, this book will appeal to students from undergraduate level upwards.