Behind the Scenes
by Keckley, Elizabeth
Originally published in 1868—when it was attacked as an “indecent book” authored by a “traitorous eavesdropper”—Behind the Scenes is the story of Elizabeth Keckley, who began her life as a slave and became a privileged witness to the presidency of Abraham Lincoln. Keckley bought her freedom at the age of thirty-seven and set up a successful dressmaking business in Washington, D.C. She became modiste to Mary Todd Lincoln and in time her friend and confidante, a relationship that continued after Lincoln’s assassination. In documenting that friendship—often using the First Lady’s own letters—Behind the Scenes fuses the slave narrative with the political memoir. It remains extraordinary for its poignancy, candor, and historical perspective.
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Behind the Scenes: or, Thirty Years a Slave and Four Years in the White House
by Keckley, Elizabeth
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- 1868
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New York: G.W. Carleton & Company, Publishers, 1868. First Edition. Good. First edition, first printing. 371, [1], [8, ads] pp. Publisher's brown cloth, rebacked with original spine laid down, some reinforcement to tips, blue endpapers with old Lockwood, NY bookseller's ticket on paste down. About Very Good overall with bottom corner of front board worn, cloth slightly stained… Read more about this item Item Price
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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
by Elizabeth Keckley
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270 pp. Volume is in as new condition. Black and white illustrations included. From the back cover, "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." Item Price
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Behind the Scenes, Or, Thirty Years A Slave, And Four Years In The White House
by Elizabeth Keckley
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G. W. Carleton, 1868. Hardcover. Good. 1868. No Edition Remarks. 371 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Red cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Library copy, with expected inserts and inscriptions; new pastedowns and endpapers added more recently. With illustrated frontispiece. Light thumb marking, foxing and noticeable tanning to pages, pastedowns and free endpapers. More… Read more about this item Item Price
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Behind the Scenes; or, Thirty Years a Slave
by Elizabeth Keckley (author); Frances Smith Foster (editor)
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- 1998
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Behind the Scenes: Or, Thirty Years a Slave, and Four Years in the White House
by Keckley, Elizabeth
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Behind the Scenes: Or, Thirty Years a Slave, and Four Years in the White House (Schomburg Library of Nineteenth-Century Black Women Writers)
by Elizabeth Keckley
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- 1989
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Behind the Scenes
by KECKLEY, Elizabeth
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Chicago: Lakeside Press, 1998. First Thus. Cloth. Fine. 12mo. Grey cloth with gilt lettering on spine and Lakeside Press device in gilt on front cover. Gilt top edge. Frontispiece and photographic plates. 355 pp.
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Behind the Scenes: Or, Thirty Years a Slave, and Four Years in the White House
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Behind the Scenes: Or, Thirty Years a Slave, and Four Years in the White House
by Keckley, Elizabeth
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Behind the Scenes
by Keckley, Elizabeth
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Chicago: The Lakeside Press, 1998. First thus. Fine in decorated dark brown cloth covered boards with a gilt top edge. Still in publisher's original shrink-wrap. Without a dust jacket as issued. Also sub-titled: Thirty Years a Slave, and Four Years in the White House. Edited by Frances Smith Foster. The original publication of this… Read more about this item Item Price
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Behind the Scenes
by Keckley, Elizabeth
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Chicago: The Lakeside Press, 1998. First thus. Fine in decorated dark brown cloth covered boards with a gilt top edge. Without a dust jacket as issued. Also sub-titled: Thirty Years a Slave, and Four Years in the White House. Edited by Frances Smith Foster. The original publication of this book appeared in 1868 and created quite… Read more about this item Item Price
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Behind the Scenes: Or, Thirty Years a Slave, and Four Years in the White House (The Schomburg Library of Nineteenth-Century Black Women Writers)
by Keckley, Elizabeth
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Behind the Scenes: Thirty Years a Slave and Four Years in the White House
by Keckley, Elizabeth
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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
by Elizabeth Keckley
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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
by Elizabeth Keckley
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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 (The Lakeside Classics)
by KECKLEY, Elizabeth
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Behind the Scenes: Or, Thirty Years a Slave, and Four Years in the White House
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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
by Elizabeth Keckley
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Behind the Scenes: Formerly a Slave, but More Recently Modiste & Friend to Mrs Lincoln
by Elizabeth Keckley
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Behind the Scenes: Formerly a Slave, but More Recently Modiste & Friend to Mrs Lincoln
by Keckley, Elizabeth
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