Behind the scenes, or, Thirty years a slave, and four years in the White House / Elizabeth Keckley ; introduction and notes by William L. Andrews.
2005
E457.15 .K26 2005 (Mapit)
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Title
Behind the scenes, or, Thirty years a slave, and four years in the White House / Elizabeth Keckley ; introduction and notes by William L. Andrews.
Uniform Title
Behind the scenes
ISBN
0143039245
9780143039242
9780143039242
Publication Details
New York : Penguin Books, 2005.
Language
English
Description
xxiv, 168 pages ; 20 cm.
Call Number
E457.15 .K26 2005
Dewey Decimal Classification
973.7/092 B
Summary
A seamstress and friend of Mrs. Abraham Lincoln describes her days as a slave and her memories of the Lincolns.
Note
Originally published: New York : G.W. Carleton & Co., 1868.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references.
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Series
Penguin classics.
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Table of Contents
Behind the Scenes
Chapter I Where I was born 7
Chapter II Girlhood and its Sorrows 13
Chapter III How I gained my Freedom 19
Chapter IV In the Family of Senator Jefferson Davis 28
Chapter V My Introduction to Mrs. Lincoln 34
Chapter VI Willie Lincoln's Death-bed 41
Chapter VII Washington in 1862-3 50
Chapter VIII Candid Opinions 57
Chapter IX Behind the Scenes 62
Chapter X Second Inauguration 68
Chapter XI Assassination of President Lincoln 77
Chapter XII Mrs. Lincoln leaves the White House 89
Chapter XIII Origin of the Rivalry between Mr. Douglas and Mr. Lincoln 101
Chapter XIV Old Friends 106
Chapter XV Secret History of Mrs. Lincoln's Wardrobe in New York 119
Appendix Letters from Mrs. Lincoln to Mrs. Keckley 147.
Chapter I Where I was born 7
Chapter II Girlhood and its Sorrows 13
Chapter III How I gained my Freedom 19
Chapter IV In the Family of Senator Jefferson Davis 28
Chapter V My Introduction to Mrs. Lincoln 34
Chapter VI Willie Lincoln's Death-bed 41
Chapter VII Washington in 1862-3 50
Chapter VIII Candid Opinions 57
Chapter IX Behind the Scenes 62
Chapter X Second Inauguration 68
Chapter XI Assassination of President Lincoln 77
Chapter XII Mrs. Lincoln leaves the White House 89
Chapter XIII Origin of the Rivalry between Mr. Douglas and Mr. Lincoln 101
Chapter XIV Old Friends 106
Chapter XV Secret History of Mrs. Lincoln's Wardrobe in New York 119
Appendix Letters from Mrs. Lincoln to Mrs. Keckley 147.