The Trials Of Mrs Lincoln

Author : Samuel Agnew Schreiner
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 9780803293250
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Trials of Mrs. Lincoln written by Samuel Agnew Schreiner and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mary Todd Lincoln (1818?82) was a politically ambitious, volatile, and sharp-tongued woman, a shopaholic, and an embarrassment to her son and to the powerful men who sought to control the Lincoln legacy for their own political supremacy. Slandered by former Lincoln cronies and Republican operatives, such as William Herndon, Ward Hill Lamon, and Thurlow Weed; disliked by her son?s wife, the former Mary Harlan; plagued by debts, her pension grant having been denied by Congress; conspired against by her son, Robert, along with Supreme Court justice David Davis, Leonard Swett, John Todd Stuart, Isaac N. Arnold, and others, she had literally no one to turn to. This account of her final years, based on documentary evidence, sets the record straight and restores the reputation of one of the most maligned women in American political history.

Author : Samuel Agnew Schreiner
Publisher : Plume
ISBN 13 : 9781556112423
Total Pages : 333 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Trials of Mrs. Lincoln written by Samuel Agnew Schreiner and published by Plume. This book was released on 1991 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recounts the life of Mary Todd Lincoln after her husband's assassination

Author : Samuel A. Schreiner
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781437966770
Total Pages : 333 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Trials of Mrs. Lincoln written by Samuel A. Schreiner and published by . This book was released on 2009-06 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mary Todd Lincoln (1818-82) was a politically ambitious, volatile, and sharp-tongued woman, a shopaholic, and an embarrassment to her son and to the powerful men who sought to control the Lincoln legacy for their own political supremacy. Slandered by former Lincoln cronies and Republican operatives; disliked by her son¿s wife, the former Mary Harlan; plagued by debts, her pension grant having been denied by Congress; conspired against by her son, Robert, along with several Supreme Court justices, and others, she had literally no one to turn to. This account of her final years sets the record straight and restores the reputation of one of the most maligned women in American political history. Photos.

Author : Jennifer Chiaverini
Publisher : Dutton
ISBN 13 : 0142180351
Total Pages : 381 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker written by Jennifer Chiaverini and published by Dutton. This book was released on 2013-09-24 with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Chiaverini's compelling historical novel unveils the private lives of Abraham and Mary Lincoln through the perspective of the First Lady's most trusted confidante and friend, her dressmaker, Elizabeth Keckley. In a life that spanned nearly a century and witnessed some of the most momentous events in American history, Elizabeth Hobbs Keckley was born a slave. A gifted seamstress, she earned her freedom by the skill of her needle, and won the friendship of First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln by her devotion. A sweeping historical novel, Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker illuminates the extraordinary relationship the two women shared, beginning in the hallowed halls of the White House during the trials of the Civil War and enduring almost, but not quite, to the end of Mrs. Lincoln's days.

Author : James Allen Rhodes
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Trial of Mary Todd Lincoln written by James Allen Rhodes and published by . This book was released on 1959 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Catherine Clinton
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0060760419
Total Pages : 436 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mrs. Lincoln written by Catherine Clinton and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2010-01-19 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abraham Lincoln is the most revered president in American history, but the woman at the center of his life—his wife, Mary—has remained a historical enigma. One of the most tragic and mysterious of nineteenth-century figures, Mary Lincoln and her story symbolize the pain and loss of Civil War America. Authoritative and utterly engrossing, Mrs. Lincoln is the long-awaited portrait of the woman who so richly contributed to Lincoln's life and legacy.

Author : Jennifer Chiaverini
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0698148479
Total Pages : 420 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mrs. Lincoln's Rival written by Jennifer Chiaverini and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2014-01-14 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The New York Times bestselling author of Mrs. Lincoln’s Dressmaker and Canary Girls reveals Mary Todd Lincoln’s very public social and political contest with Kate Chase Sprague in this astute and lively novel of the politics of state—set against the backdrop of Civil War Era Washington. Beautiful, intelligent, regal, and entrancing, young Kate Chase Sprague stepped into the role of establishing her thrice-widowed father, Salmon P. Chase, in Washington society as a Lincoln cabinet member and as a future presidential candidate. For her efforts, The Washington Star declared her “the most brilliant woman of her day. None outshone her.” None, that is, but Mary Todd Lincoln. Though Mrs. Lincoln and her young rival held much in common—political acumen, love of country, and a resolute determination to help the men they loved achieve greatness—they could never be friends, for the success of one could come only at the expense of the other...

Author : A. James Rhodes
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781258185961
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Trial of Mary Todd Lincoln written by A. James Rhodes and published by . This book was released on 2011-10 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : James Prideaux
Publisher : Dramatists Play Service Inc
ISBN 13 : 9780822206385
Total Pages : 86 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Last of Mrs. Lincoln written by James Prideaux and published by Dramatists Play Service Inc. This book was released on 1973 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE STORY: Impulsive, imperious and foolish in money matters, Mary Todd Lincoln was beset by a series of unhappy events in the years following her husband's tragic assassination. Disturbed by still persistent rumors that she, as a Southerner, had h

Author : W. A. Evans
Publisher : SIU Press
ISBN 13 : 0809385600
Total Pages : 429 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mrs. Abraham Lincoln written by W. A. Evans and published by SIU Press. This book was released on 2010-02-15 with total page 429 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1932, this was the first thoroughly researched biography of Mary Lincoln ever written, and it remains the most balanced and complete work on this controversial First Lady. Author W. A. Evans challenges the disparaging views of Mary Lincoln that were generally accepted at the time, offering a comprehensive and informed look at a woman whose physical and mental health problems have often been misconstrued or overlooked by other biographers. Evans conducted extensive research, interviewing Mrs. Lincoln’s family members, seeking advice and assistance from numerous Lincoln scholars and historians, scouring thousands of pages of contemporary newspapers and primary resources, reviewing correspondence Mary wrote during her stay at Bellevue Place sanitarium, and consulting with several medical experts. The result of all this research is an objective and detailed portrait of Mrs. Lincoln and her influence on her husband that still has a great deal of historical value for readers today. A new foreword by Jason Emerson, author of The Madness of Mary Lincoln, provides biographical information on Evans and background on the origins of the book and its reception and influence. Finally back in print, this classic biography is essential reading for all with an interest in the Lincoln family.