Behind the Scenes: or, Thirty Years a Slave, and Four Years in the White House
Elizabeth Keckley, William L. Andrews (Introduction),Paperback,Series: Penguin Classics Series, English-language edition,Pub by Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
Elizabeth Keckley, William L. Andrews (Introduction),Paperback,Series: Penguin Classics Series, English-language edition,Pub by Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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Format: ebook
ISBN:
9780143039242 (0143039245)
ASIN: 9780143039242
Publish date: 26-07-2005
Publisher: Penguin
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Non Fiction,
Autobiography,
Memoir,
Biography,
History,
Cultural,
African American,
American History,
Military History,
Civil War,
Historical
This slim book, written by Elizabeth Keckley, onetime modiste of Mary Todd Lincoln during her husband's tenure in the White House, and subsequently her confidante, is a testament to a most remarkable woman. Keckley, who was born a slave in Virginia in 1818, generally speaks very openly about her ea...
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