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Behind the Scenes in the Lincoln White House
Memoirs of an African-american Seamstress

Keckley, Elizabeth
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BOOK SUMMARY
Keckley was a former slave who became a successful Washington, D.C., dressmaker and a confidante of Mary Todd Lincoln. This intimate bond allowed her to witness the happy times as well as the tragic events that unfolded within the Lincoln White House. A

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BOOK SYNOPSIS
Keckley was a former slave who became a successful Washington, D.C., dressmaker -- and a confidante of Mary Todd Lincoln. This intimate bond allowed her to witness the happy times as well as the tragic events that unfolded within the Lincoln White House. A remarkable firsthand narrative of both African-American and Civil War history.

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MORE BOOK INFO
ISBN: 0486451224
ISBN(13-digit): 9780486451220
Dewey Decimal: 973.7092
Library of Congress: 2006040327
Book Publisher: Dover Pubns
Language: ENG
No. of Pages: 156
Paper Weight (lb): 0.36 lb



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