Mary Lincoln demystified : frequently asked questions about Abraham's wife /
"Answering the most enigmatic questions about Mary Lincoln's life After portraying Mary Lincoln in hundreds of performances and giving lectures over a more than thirty-year career, Donna D. McCreary has fielded every imaginable inquiry about the First Lady. Gathered here, readers will find...
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Carbondale :
Southern Illinois University Press,
[2022]
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Table of Contents:
- Mary Grows Up in the Bluegrass: The Lexington Years, 1818 to 1835
- Wife, Mother, and Friend: The Springfield Years, 1835 to February 1861
- Assailed from All Sides: The White House Years, 1860 to 1865
- The Darkest Night of All: Lincoln's Assassination, April 15, 1865
- Widowhood and Exile, 1865 to 1882
- The Issue of Sanity
- Family Relationships
- Mary, The Issue of Slavery, and African Americans
- Personality and Personal Habits
- Beyond the Grave.