Inventing Loreta Velasquez Confederate Soldier Impersonator, Media Celebrity, and con Artist |
|
Author:
| Davis, William C. |
ISBN: | 978-0-8093-3522-0 |
Publication Date: | Oct 2016 |
Publisher: | Southern Illinois University Press
|
Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $39.95 |
Book Description:
|
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.
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.