Behind the Scenes: Or, Thirty Years a Slave, and Four Years in the White House Tapa blanda - 2005
de Elizabeth Keckley; Introduction by William L. Andrews
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.
Resumen
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.
- First time in Penguin Classics
Detalles
- Título Behind the Scenes: Or, Thirty Years a Slave, and Four Years in the White House
- Autor Elizabeth Keckley; Introduction by William L. Andrews
- Encuadernación Tapa blanda
- Edición [ Edition: Repri
- Páginas 192
- Volúmenes 1
- Idioma ENG
- Editorial Penguin Group, New York
- Fecha de publicación 2005-07-26
- Features Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780143039242 / 0143039245
- Peso 0.35 libras (0.16 kg)
- Dimensiones 7.6 x 5 x 0.6 pulgadas (19.30 x 12.70 x 1.52 cm)
- Época de 18 a UP años
- Cursos 13 - UP
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Temas
- Chronological Period: 1851-1899
- Ethnic Orientation: African American
- Sex & Gender: Feminine
- Topical: Civil War
- Library of Congress subjects African American women, Slaves - United States
- Número de catálogo de la Librería del Congreso de EEUU 2004051363
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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