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The Mary Lincoln enigma : historians on America's most controversial First Lady
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The Mary Lincoln enigma : historians on America's most controversial First Lady

Author: Frank J Williams; Michael Burkhimer
Publisher: Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, ©2012.
Edition/Format:   eBook : Document : Biography : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Genre/Form: Electronic books
Biography
Additional Physical Format: Print version:
Mary Lincoln enigma.
Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, c2012
(DLC) 2011037896
(OCoLC)749855433
Named Person: Mary Todd Lincoln; Abraham Lincoln
Material Type: Biography, Document, Internet resource
Document Type: Internet Resource, Computer File
All Authors / Contributors: Frank J Williams; Michael Burkhimer
ISBN: 9780809331253 080933125X
OCLC Number: 801409247
Description: 1 online resource (xi, 376 p.) : ill.
Contents: Introduction / Frank J. Williams --
There's something about Mary: Mary Lincoln and her siblings / Stephen Berry --
Mary Lincoln, race, and slavery / Brian Dirck --
Life at Eighth and Jackson / Richard Lawrence Miller --
"An unladylike profession": Mary Lincoln's preparation for greatness / Kenneth J. Winkle --
William H. Herndon and Mary Todd Lincoln / Douglas L. Wilson --
"I am so fond of sightseeing": Mary Lincoln's travels up to 1865 / Wayne C. Temple --
Fashion plate or trendsetter? / Donna McCreary --
The reports of the Lincolns' political partnership have been greatly exaggerated / Michael Burkhimer --
A psychiatrist looks at Mrs. Lincoln / James S. Brust --
"I miss Bob, so much": Mary Lincoln's relationship with her oldest son / Jason Emerson --
Mary Lincoln among the novelists: fictional interpretations of the First Lady / Richard W. Etulain --
"I look too stern": Mary Lincoln and her image in the graphic arts / Harold Holzer --
Epilogue: the compelling Mrs. Lincoln / Catherine Clinton.
Responsibility: edited by Frank J. Williams and Michael Burkhimer.
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