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PublisherUniversity of North Carolina Press

ISBN-100807827398

ISBN-139780807827390

eBay Product ID (ePID)2281540

Product Key Features

Book TitleRed Spy Queen : a Biography of Elizabeth Bentley

Number of Pages288 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicPolitical Ideologies / Communism, Post-Communism & Socialism, Intelligence & Espionage, Political, Security (National & International)

Publication Year2002

IllustratorYes

GenrePolitical Science, Biography & Autobiography

AuthorKathryn S. Olmsted

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1 in

Item Weight15.9 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2002-002824

Dewey Edition21

ReviewsOlmsted's thoughtful account restores Bentley to her rightful place and gives her all the credit--and blame--she deserves. ( Publishers Weekly ), Olmsted shows clearly that Bentley told the truth about Soviet espionage in high places. . . . [and] that Bentley was a truly disturbed, and disturbing, woman. (New York Times Book Review), Olmsted's thoughtful account restores Bentley to her rightful place and gives her all the credit--and blame--she deserves. (Publishers Weekly), Olmsted shows clearly that Bentley told the truth about Soviet espionage in high places. . . . [and] that Bentley was a truly disturbed, and disturbing, woman. ( New York Times Book Review ), This original biography about a complex personality is absorbing and well written. ( Library Journal ), This original biography about a complex personality is absorbing and well written. (Library Journal)

Dewey Decimal327.1247073/092 B

Table Of ContentPreface Acknowledgments Chapter 1. The Sad and Lonely Girl Chapter 2. Vitally Important Work Chapter 3. Clever Girl Chapter 4. A Serious and Dangerous Burden Chapter 5. Get Rid of Her Chapter 6. The Blonde Spy Queen Chapter 7. False Witness Chapter 8. Somewhat Hysterical Epilogue Notes Selected Bibliography Index

SynopsisWhen Elizabeth Bentley slunk into an FBI field office in 1945, she was thinking only of saving herself from NKGB assassins who were hot on her trail. She had no idea that she was about to start the greatest Red Scare in U.S. history. Bentley (1908-1963) was a Connecticut Yankee and Vassar graduate who spied for the Soviet Union for seven years. She met with dozens of highly placed American agents who worked for the Soviets, gathering their secrets and stuffing sensitive documents into her knitting bag. But her Soviet spymasters suspected her of disloyalty -- and even began plotting to silence her forever. To save her own life, Bentley decided to betray her friends and comrades to the FBI. Her defection effectively shut down Soviet espionage in the United States for years. Despite her crucial role in the cultural and political history of the early Cold War, Bentley has long been overlooked or underestimated by historians. Now, new documents from Russian and American archives make it possible to assess the veracity of her allegations. This long overdue biography rescues Elizabeth Bentley from obscurity and tells her dramatic life story., When Elizabeth Bentley slunk into an FBI field office in 1945, she was thinking only of saving herself from NKGB assassins who were hot on her trail. She had no idea that she was about to start the greatest Red Scare in U.S. history.Bentley (1908-1963) was a Connecticut Yankee and Vassar graduate who spied for the Soviet Union for seven years. She met with dozens of highly placed American agents who worked for the Soviets, gathering their secrets and stuffing sensitive documents into her knitting bag. But her Soviet spymasters suspected her of disloyalty -- and even began plotting to silence her forever. To save her own life, Bentley decided to betray her friends and comrades to the FBI. Her defection effectively shut down Soviet espionage in the United States for years.Despite her crucial role in the cultural and political history of the early Cold War, Bentley has long been overlooked or underestimated by historians. Now, new documents from Russian and American archives make it possible to assess the veracity of her allegations. This long overdue biography rescues Elizabeth Bentley from obscurity and tells her dramatic life story., When Elizabeth Bentley slunk into an FBI field office in 1945, she was thinking only of saving herself from NKGB assassins who were hot on her trail. She had no idea that she was about to start the greatest Red Scare in U.S. history.Bentley (1908-1963) was a Connecticut Yankee and Vassar graduate who spied for the Soviet Union for seven years. She met with dozens of highly placed American agents who worked for the Soviets, gathering their secrets and stuffing sensitive documents into her knitting bag. But her Soviet spymasters suspected her of disloyalty--and even began plotting to silence her forever. To save her own life, Bentley decided to betray her friends and comrades to the FBI. Her defection effectively shut down Soviet espionage in the United States for years.Despite her crucial role in the cultural and political history of the early Cold War, Bentley has long been overlooked or underestimated by historians. Now, new documents from Russian and American archives make it possible to assess the veracity of her allegations. This long overdue biography rescues Elizabeth Bentley from obscurity and tells her dramatic life story., A biography of Elizabeth Bentley--New England schoolteacher, Soviet spy turned informant for the FBI, and key figure in the second Red Scare. Her decision to betray her friends and colleagues to the FBI effectively ended Soviet espionage in this country for many years., When Elizabeth Bentley slunk into an FBI field office in 1945, she was thinking only of saving herself from NKGB assassins who were hot on her trail. She had no idea that she was about to start the greatest Red Scare in U.S. history.Bentley (1908-1963) was a Connecticut Yankee and Vassar graduate who spied for the Soviet Union for seven years. She met with dozens of highly placed American agents who worked for the Soviets, gathering their secrets and stuffing sensitive documents into her knitting bag. But her Soviet spymasters suspected her of disloyalty--and even began plotting to silence her forever. To save her own life, Bentley decided to betray her friends and comrades to the FBI. Her defection effectively shut down Soviet espionage in the United States for years. Despite her crucial role in the cultural and political history of the early Cold War, Bentley has long been overlooked or underestimated by historians. Now, new documents from Russian and American archives make it possible to assess the veracity of her allegations. This long overdue biography rescues Elizabeth Bentley from obscurity and tells her dramatic life story.

LC Classification Number2002002824 [HX]