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The True Mary Todd Lincoln: A Biography

The True Mary Todd Lincoln: A Biography - Paperback

by Betty Boles Ellison
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Availability:In StockContributor:Betty Boles EllisonAudience:Young AdultPublish date:2014-04-01Pages:300
Languages:EnglishPublisher:McFarland & CompanyISBN-13:9780786478361ISBN-10:786478365UPC:9780786478361Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Presidents & Heads of State, Women's StudiesSize:9.90 x 6.90 x 1.00 inchesWeight:1.1Product ID:SC5AE9GV0A

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 organized, while under constant scrutiny, her friends in a skillfully successful scheme to obtain her freedom and resume control of her life and money. Mary Todd Lincoln had a brilliant mind, a caring heart and an exuberant personality and she was, in every aspect, a true partner to Abraham Lincoln.

Languages:EnglishPublisher:McFarland & CompanyISBN-13:9780786478361ISBN-10:786478365UPC:9780786478361Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Presidents & Heads of State, Women's StudiesSize:9.90 x 6.90 x 1.00 inchesWeight:1.1Product ID:SC5AE9GV0A
Betty Boles Ellison, a former journalist and noted historian, is a nationally recognized historical researcher as well as an established author. She prepared the script for the prize-winning documentary, Dreamers and Doers: Voices of Kentucky Woman. An avid and longtime historic preservationist, she is a board member of Friends of Kentucky Libraries, which provides support for the commonwealth's public libraries.
Publisher: McFarland & Company

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