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Take Note: Karen Abbott Talks About Her Book, "Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy"

Karen Abbott is author of "Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: Four Undercover Women During the Civil War."

Today's program with best-selling author Karen Abbott, was recorded live at the HUB-Robeson Center at Penn State back in March.  Abbott's visit was sponsored by Centre County Reads, "one community reading one book."  The chosen book for this year's event was Abbott's 2014 book of creative non-fiction, Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: Four Undercover Women in the Civil War.  Abbott, who has been called the pioneer of "sizzle history," interweaves the true stories of four women who risked everything on behalf of Union or Confederate sides.
 

DON'T MISS ABBOTT'S Q&A WITH THE AUDIENCE!

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Author Karen Abbott answers questions that were submitted by the audience at the Centre County Reads author event, held at Penn State's Hub-Robeson Center.

Patty Satalia was a senior producer/host for WPSU-TV and FM from 1987 to 2017. Prior to joining Penn State Public Broadcasting, she worked in commercial television in Pittsburgh, first as a film editor and fill-in capsule news anchor for WPGH-TV, and later, for WPTT-TV as public affairs director and co-host of the talk-show, People, Places and Things.
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