Behind the Scenes in the Lincoln White House - Memoirs of an African-American Seamstress

Klappentext A former slave who was a dressmaker and confidante of Mary Todd Lincoln, Keckley witnessed the happy times as well as the tragic events that unfolded within the Lincoln White House. Inhaltsverzeichnis PrefaceI. Where I was bornII. Girlhood and its SorrowsIII. How I gained my FreedomIV. In the Family of Senator Jefferson DavisV. My Introduction to Mrs. LincolnVI. Willie Lincoln's Death-bedVII. Washington in 1862-3VIII. Candid OpinionsIX. Behind the ScenesX. The Second InaugurationXI. The Assassination of President LincolnXII. Mrs. Lincoln leaves the White HouseXIII. The Origin of the Rivalry between Mr. Douglas and Mr. LincolnXIV. Old FriendsXV. The Secret History of Mrs. Lincoln's Wardrobe in New YorkAppendix--Letters from Mrs. Lincoln to Mrs. Keckley

Product details

• Authors: Elizabeth Keckley, Elizabeth H. Keckley
• Publisher: Dover Publications Inc.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.09.2006
• EAN: 9780486451220
• ISBN: 978-0-486-45122-0
• No. of pages: 160
• Dimensions: 133 mm x 210 mm x 13 mm
• Series: Civil War; Civil War
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies