The true Mary Todd Lincoln : a biography / Betty Boles Ellison.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ellison, Betty Boles, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lincoln, Mary Todd, 1818-1882.

Lincoln, Mary Todd.

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Family.

Lincoln, Abraham.

Presidents' spouses--United States--Biography.

Presidents' spouses.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (300 p.)

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This new biography provides a startlingly different picture of Mary Lincoln, President Abraham Lincoln's wife. Preconceived myths about the former first lady are factually disproved. At times her judgment was faulty; in other instances it was brilliant. After her 1861 refurbishing of the Executive Mansion, she made no further furnishings purchases, only replacement items. The furniture she purchased is still in use and the Lincoln bed is well known. Committed to an insane asylum by her only surviving son, she organized, while under constant scrutiny, her friends in a skillfully successful sche

Contents:

Cover; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; 1. Mary Spreads Her Wings; 2. Deeds Not Words; 3. A New Mother; 4. The Unsavory Business of Slavery; 5. The Todds Move; 6. Married Life Begins; 7. Letters Tell Their Story; 8. Laying a Presidential Foundation; 9. "Mary, We Are Elected!"; 10. Inauguration; 11. Furnishing the President's House; 12. Dirty Politics; 13. Slings and Arrows; 14. In the Blink of an Eye; 15. Pivotal Year of 1863; 16. Election Time, Again; 17. Love Is Eternal; 18. Europe Beckons; 19. Fire and Brimstone; 20. All That Remains; Chapter Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4766-1517-9