Truman, Harry
attacks on administration of
Turrill, Daniel
Turrill family
Tyrrell, Roger
Ullmann, William Ludwig “Lud,”
association with Silvermaster Group
Bentley names as information source
HUAC testimony of
SISS testimony of
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation
Administration
United States government
security check established for employees of
Soviet espionage networks in
testimony about Soviet espionage (see Congressional testimony)
United States Service and
Shipping (USS&S)
Bentley employment at
corporate dissolution of
FBI investigation of
Vassar College, Bentley’s years at
Vaughn, Harry H.
Venona counterespionage project
Bentley’s testimony validated by
decision to maintain secrecy of
spies identified by FBI using
Waldo, Richard
Waldrop, Frank
Ware Group
War Production Board, U.S., Soviet espionage in
Washington Daily News
(newspaper), W. H. Taylor libel suit against
Washington Post (newspaper)
Watts, Llewellyn
Wheeler, Donald
association with Perlo Group
Bentley names as information source
White, Harry Dexter
association with Silvermaster Group
Bentley names as information source
code name “Lawyer” and “Richard,”
death of
grand jury testimony
HUAC testimony
Wood, John
World Telegram (newspaper), coverage of Bentley story by
World Tourists travel agency
Bentley destroys documents of
Woltman, Frederic
Wright, John (Bentley house caretaker)
Yasha. See Golos, Jacob “Yasha”
Zarubin, Vassily
About the Author
LAUREN KESSLER is the author of ten books, among them the Los Angeles Times bestseller The Happy Bottom Riding Club: The Life and Times of Pancho Barnes and Stubborn Twig: Three Generations in the Life of a Japanese American Family. Kessler directs the graduate program in literary nonfiction at the University of Oregon. She lives in Eugene, Oregon.
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Praise for Clever Girl
“Lauren Kessler’s story of one American woman’s evolution into a leading KGB operative, and her eventual about-face, is a nuanced and moving tale of Cold War espionage. It is a drama played with subtlety, angst, and love at that incendiary intersection of human need and national ambition.”
—Erik Larson, author of The Devil in the White City and Isaac’s Storm
“This thoroughly engaging, ultimately tragic tale of Cold War espionage reads like a novel. It’s one compulsive read, and an extraordinary window into an extraordinary era.”
—Alex Kotlowitz, author of The Other Side of the River and There Are No Children Here
“Lauren Kessler’s beautifully written and researched narrative has it all: a compelling heroine, an intriguing true story, and a uniquely illuminating window onto a time when, like now, so many of our precious freedoms seemed to hang in the balance. Clever Girl is a great read.”
—Edward Humes, author of Mean Justice and Baby ER
“Lauren Kessler’s biography of Elizabeth Bentley is a lively portrait of this pivotal secret communist courier turned government witness. Kessler’s well-researched and compassionate book is a highly readable narrative of the Cold War’s notorious ‘blond spy queen,’ whose post-Communist life proved even more turbulent than her years as a Soviet agent.”
—Allen Weinstein, author of The Haunted Wood: Soviet Espionage in America—The Stalin Era
“A spellbinding tale of a woman who fell prey to her idealism and was then swept up in the furor of the Red Scare.”
—Library Journal
“Clever Girl vividly traces the dramatic life of New England blue blood Elizabeth Bentley.”
—Elle
“An intriguing look at the life and adventures of a remarkable woman…. Clever Girl [is] not only an insightful biography of an extraordinary American woman but a thrilling, character-driven drama.”
—San Francisco Chronicle
“In this compelling and comprehensive biography, Kessler masterfully explores and exposes the myriad, competing facets of Bentley’s tumultuous life.”
—Booklist
“Kessler’s story of Bentley the woman is superb, bringing to life the loneliness, the fear, and the thrill of her life as spy and anti-spy.”
—Seattle Times
“A brilliant portrait of [a] complicated personality.”
—Eugene Weekly
“A well-paced and sympathetic chronicle…. Kessler’s sensitivity shines as she retells Bentley’s path from genteel Yankee childhood…into the Communist underground.”
—Boston Globe
“[Kessler’s] research is thorough, her understanding of the times and the people outstanding. Kessler always has known how to make history come alive. In Clever Girl, she has written a book as compelling and fascinating as any novel. This book is the work of a master.”
—Statesman Journal
“Clever Girl lucidly and engagingly lays out the tragic arc of an unlikely and important life that both reflected the atmosphere and helped shift the currents of international relations.”
—The Onion
“Impressively researched…. The mystery of Elizabeth Bentley is what keeps the reader turning the pages.”
—Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
“[A] thoughtful and well-researched biography…. Nicely stitches together the facts of Bentley’s life to show what forces drove her to the underground world of espionage.”
—Cleveland Plain Dealer
“Kessler is an expert chronicler of complicated events, dedicated to unearthing the unvarnished truth, and Clever Girl is an important and compelling read.”
—Portland Oregonian
“A gripping book. Bentley’s story is quite remarkable.”
—National Post (Canada)
“We aren’t always privileged to know the truth about history. But when the truth is discovered, it often is quite different from the popular version. Kessler’s masterful book tells us the truth about communist spies in America up until the end of World War II. It’s an ugly truth…but the truth is a genuine shocker, and Kessler tells it very well, indeed.”
—Salem Capital Journal, A “10 Best Books of 2003” Selection
ALSO BY LAUREN KESSLER
The Happy Bottom Riding Club
Full Court Press
Stubborn Twig
After All These Years
When Words Collide
Copyright
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