| Description |
1 online resource (xxii, 364, xiii pages, 26 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Note |
"First edition published 1932 by Alfred A. Knopf." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Cover; Frontis; Book Title; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Illustrations; Foreword; Preface; Introduction; 1. The Gifts of the Ancestors; 2. Childhood; 3. Youth Builds Her Up; 4. The Training of Maturity; 5. Rounding Out; Gallery of Illustrations; 6. The Peak and a Decline; 7. Taking Toll; 8. Mending Her Fences; 9. Financial Security and Insecurity; 10. The Help and Harm of Politics; 11. Was Religion A Help?; 12. The Influence of Society; 13. The Physical Phases of Her Personality; 14. Her Mental and Personality Qualities; 15. On the Rocks; 16. Mutual Influence; 17. Health; 18. Justice. |
| Summary |
First published in 1932, this was the first thoroughly researched biography of Mary Lincoln everwritten, 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 L. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Lincoln, Mary Todd, 1818-1882.
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Lincoln, Mary Todd, 1818-1882. |
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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Marriage.
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Marriage. |
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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. |
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Lincoln, Mary Todd, 1818-1882 -- Marriage. |
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Lincoln, Abraham. |
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Lincoln, Mary Todd. |
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Presidents' spouses -- United States -- Biography.
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Presidents' spouses. |
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United States. |
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Biographies.
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Biographie 1818-1882.
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Electronic books.
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Biographies.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Evans, W.A. (William Augustus), 1865-1948. Mrs. Abraham Lincoln. Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, ©2010 9780809329717 (DLC) 2009041823 (OCoLC)457767410 |
| ISBN |
9780809385607 (electronic book) |
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0809385600 (electronic book) |
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9780809329717 |
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0809329719 |
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