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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
de Elizabeth Keckley
- Usado
- Aceptable
- Tapa blanda
- Estado
- Aceptable
- ISBN 10
- 0252070208
- ISBN 13
- 9780252070204
- Librería
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Ridgeley, West Virginia, United States
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Sobre este artículo
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."
Sinopsis
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
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- Librería
- Grampy's Bookcase
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- bc201042
- Título
- 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
- Autor
- Elizabeth Keckley
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Aceptable
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Encuadernación
- Tapa blanda
- ISBN 10
- 0252070208
- ISBN 13
- 9780252070204
- Editorial
- University Of Illinois Press
- Lugar de publicación
- Urbana
- Fecha de publicación
- 2001-12
- Palabras clave
- Elizabeth Keckley
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Grampy's Bookcase
Miembro de Biblio desde 2018
Ridgeley, West Virginia
Sobre Grampy's Bookcase
A private collector with over three thousand quality used books. Many books are quite old and cover many topics, particularly history and related social sciences. Included is a large collection of early and mid 20th century books on the history of the labor movement and socialist party in the United States. After a lifetime of collecting, looking for good homes for these prized editions.
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