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Mrs. Lincoln: A Life - Catherine Clinton
Mrs. Lincoln: A Life
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“This engaging, wonderfully written narrative provides fresh insight into this complex woman. It is a triumph.” —Doris Kearns Goodwin Catherine Clinton, author of the award-winning Harriet Tubman: The Road to Freedom, returns with Mrs. Lincoln, the first new biography in almost 20 years of Mary... show more
“This engaging, wonderfully written narrative provides fresh insight into this complex woman. It is a triumph.” —Doris Kearns Goodwin Catherine Clinton, author of the award-winning Harriet Tubman: The Road to Freedom, returns with Mrs. Lincoln, the first new biography in almost 20 years of Mary Todd Lincoln, one of the most enigmatic First Ladies in American history. Called “fascinating” by Ken Burns and “spirited and fast-paced” by the Boston Globe, Mrs. Lincoln is a meticulously researched and long overdue addition to the historical record. In the words of Pulitzer-Prize winning historian Joseph Ellis, Mrs. Lincoln “is distinctive for its abiding sanity, its deft and in-depth handling of the White House years, and for the consistent quality of its prose.”
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Format: hardcover
ISBN: 9780060760403 (0060760400)
Publisher: Harper
Pages no: 432
Edition language: English
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Telynor's Library, and then some
Telynor's Library, and then some rated it
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I was very pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed this one. While the author doesn't really go into any depth into her subject, it does make a good introduction to the life and times of Mary Lincoln, and I was both intrigued and appalled by the treatment that she received after her husband's dea...
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