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| Genre/Form: | Juvenile literature Biography Juvenile literature Biography |
|---|---|
| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Jones, Lynda. Mrs. Lincoln's dressmaker. Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, c2009 (OCoLC)763033717 |
| Named Person: | Elizabeth Keckley; Mary Todd Lincoln; Mary Todd Lincoln; Elizabeth Keckley; Mary Todd Lincoln; Mary Todd Lincoln |
| Material Type: | Biography, Juvenile audience, Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Lynda Jones |
| ISBN: | 9781426303777 1426303777 9781426303784 1426303785 |
| OCLC Number: | 223891895 |
| Awards: | Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2010 |
| Description: | 80 p. : ill., ports. ; 27 cm. |
| Contents: | Invitation to the White House -- Life of a slave girl -- Mary: Kentucky belle -- Chasing freedom -- We are elected! -- Starting over -- Facing new challenges -- Fighting to survive -- Elizabeth takes a stand. |
| Responsibility: | by Lynda D. Jones. |
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A fascinating account of two very different ladies
This is a fascinating account of two very different ladies; Mary Todd Lincoln, wife of President Abraham Lincoln, and her dressmaker, Elizabeth Keckley, a former slave. Early chapters alternate with the biographies of each woman as they grew up, with later chapters devoted to their adult years...
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This is a fascinating account of two very different ladies; Mary Todd Lincoln, wife of President Abraham Lincoln, and her dressmaker, Elizabeth Keckley, a former slave. Early chapters alternate with the biographies of each woman as they grew up, with later chapters devoted to their adult years and their working relationship that grew into a friendship up through the presidency and after Lincoln's assassination. The book includes insights into the First Lady's relationship with President Lincoln, and her tendencies toward depression and mental instability. It also gives a detailed account of Elizabeth Keckley's interesting life as she overcame many hardships to become a loyal and stable force in Mrs. Lincoln's life, only to have her own life turned upside down by Mrs. Lincoln's instability. Very interesting book probably most appreciated by readers 6th grade and up.
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