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Zusatztext "Clinton's portrait is distinctive for its abiding sanity! its deft and in-depth handling of the White House years! and for the consistent quality of its prose." Informationen zum Autor Catherine Clinton is the author of Harriet Tubman: The Road to Freedom and Fanny Kemble's Civil Wars . Educated at Harvard, Sussex, and Princeton, she is a member of the advisory committee to the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission, and holds a chair in U.S. history at Queen's University Belfast. Klappentext Abraham Lincoln is the most revered president in American history, but the woman at the center of his life—his wife, Mary—has remained a historical enigma. One of the most tragic and mysterious of nineteenth-century figures, Mary Lincoln and her story symbolize the pain and loss of Civil War America. Authoritative and utterly engrossing, Mrs. Lincoln is the long-awaited portrait of the woman who so richly contributed to Lincoln's life and legacy. Zusammenfassung “This engaging! wonderfully written narrative provides fresh insight into this complex woman. It is a triumph.” —Doris Kearns Goodwin Catherine Clinton! author of the award-winning Harriet Tubman: The Road to Freedom! returns with Mr s. Lincoln ! the first new biography in almost 20 years of Mary Todd Lincoln! one of the most enigmatic First Ladies in American history. Called “fascinating” by Ken Burns and “spirited and fast-paced” by the Boston Globe ! Mrs. Lincoln is a meticulously researched and long overdue addition to the historical record. In the words of Pulitzer-Prize winning historian Joseph Ellis! Mrs. Lincoln “is distinctive for its abiding sanity! its deft and in-depth handling of the White House years! and for the consistent quality of its prose.”
