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Inventing Loreta Velasquez: Confererate Soldier Impersonator, Media Celebrtity, and Con Artist
William C. Davis
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Inventing Loreta Velasquez: Confererate Soldier Impersonator, Media Celebrtity, and Con Artist
William C. Davis
This groundbreaking biography of Loreta Janeta Velasquez delves into the life of one of America’s early celebrities. She claimed to have posed as a man to fight for the Confederacy, but this book reveals a startling reality that's even more implausible than the myths she created.
277 pages, illustrations
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | September 30, 2016 |
| ISBN13 | 9780809335220 |
| Publishers | Southern Illinois University Press |
| Pages | 277 |
| Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 33 mm · 642 g |
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