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The True Mary Todd Lincoln: A Biography
Betty Boles Ellison
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Paperback. Num Pages: 277 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
This new biography provides a startlingly different picture of Mary Lincoln, President Abraham Lincoln's wife. Preconceived myths about the former first lady are factually disproved. At times her judgment was faulty; in other instances it was brilliant. After her 1861 refurbishing of the Executive Mansion, she made no further furnishings purchases, only replacement items. The furniture she purchased is still in use and the Lincoln bed is well known. Committed to an insane asylum by her only surviving son, she organised, while under constant scrutiny, her friends in a skillfully successful scheme to obtain her freedom and resume control of ... Read more
This new biography provides a startlingly different picture of Mary Lincoln, President Abraham Lincoln's wife. Preconceived myths about the former first lady are factually disproved. At times her judgment was faulty; in other instances it was brilliant. After her 1861 refurbishing of the Executive Mansion, she made no further furnishings purchases, only replacement items. The furniture she purchased is still in use and the Lincoln bed is well known. Committed to an insane asylum by her only surviving son, she organised, while under constant scrutiny, her friends in a skillfully successful scheme to obtain her freedom and resume control of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
McFarland
Condition
New
Number of Pages
300
Place of Publication
Jefferson, NC, United States
ISBN
9780786478361
SKU
V9780786478361
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About Betty Boles Ellison
Betty Boles Ellison, a Lexington, Kentucky journalist turned historian, has provided research for David Grubin’s PBS production, Abraham and Mary Lincoln, A House Divided; The Kentucky Encyclopedia; the Texas Historic Commission and CBS Sports.
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