| Description |
xvi, 371 pages : portrait ; 18 cm. |
| Series |
The American Negro, his history and literature |
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American Negro, his history and literature.
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| Note |
Reprint of the 1868 ed. |
| Contents |
Where I was born -- Girlhood and its sorrows -- How I gained my freedom -- In the family of Senator Jefferson Davis -- My introduction to Mrs. Lincoln -- Willie Lincoln's death-bed -- Washington in 1862-3 -- Candid opinions -- Behind the scenes -- The second inauguration -- The assassination of President Lincoln -- Mrs. Lincoln leaves the White House -- The origin of the rivalry between Mr. Douglas and Mr. Lincoln -- Old friends -- The secret history of Mrs. Lincoln's wardrobe in New York. |
| Subject |
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
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Lincoln, Mary Todd, 1818-1882.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Keckley, Elizabeth, ca. 1818-1907. Behind the scenes; thirty years a slave and four years in the White House. New York, Arno Press, 1968 (OCoLC)562136996 |
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