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Elizabeth Keckley

Behind the Scenes

Formerly a Slave, but More Recently Modiste, and Friend to Mrs. Lincoln; or, Thirty Years a Slave, and Four Years in the White House

Buch

Born into slavery, Elizabeth Hobbs Keckley (ca. 1824-1907) rose to a position of respect as a talented dressmaker and designer to the political elite of Washington, D.C., and a confidante of First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln. In this unusual memoir, Keckley offers a rare, behind-the-scenes view of the formal and informal networks that African Americans established among themselves, as well as an insider's perspective of the men who made Civil War politics and the women who influenced them.Keckley's descriptions of the Lincolns at home reveal touching, unguarded moments of laughter, discussion, and affection. She witnessed the grief of both parents… Mehr

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  • ISBN: 978-0-252-07020-4
  • EAN: 9780252070204
  • Produktnummer: 9043209
  • Verlag: University of Illinois Press
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2001
  • Seitenangabe: 344 S.
  • Masse: H21.6 cm x B14.0 cm x D2.3 cm 408 g
  • Gewicht: 408
  • Sonstiges: Professional & Vocational

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