Behind the Scenes, Or, Thirty Years a Slave, and Four Years in the White House; Elizabeth Keckley; Introduction and Notes by William L. Andrews
by Keckley, Elizabeth
- Used
- near fine
- Paperback
- Condition
- Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0143039245
- ISBN 13
- 9780143039242
- Seller
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Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
London: Penguin, 2005. Paperback. Near Fine. xxiv, 168 p.20 cm. Paperback. First published in 1868. Elizabeth Hobbs Keckley (1818-1907) was born a slave and purchased her own freedom at the age of 37; she proceeded to become a successful dressmaker in Washington, D.C. One of her clients was the First Lady, Mary Todd Lincoln (1818-1882), with whom she developed a close relationship. "Their intimacy informs this extraordinary book, which is at once a slave narrative, a candid private view of the Lincoln White House during a violent turning point in American history, and the story of a friendship that continued after Lincoln's assassination." -- back cover. In Near Fine Condition: edges slightly rubbed; clean and tight.
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- Bookseller
- Classic Books and Ephemera (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008082
- 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
- Author
- Keckley, Elizabeth
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0143039245
- ISBN 13
- 9780143039242
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2005
- Bookseller catalogs
- American History;
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