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Mrs. Lincoln's dressmaker a novel

Presents a fictionalized account of the friendship between Mary Todd Lincoln and her dressmaker Elizabeth Keckley, a former slave.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Chiaverini, Jennifer
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Dutton, c2013.
Subjects:	Keckley, Elizabeth, > approximately 1818-1907 > Fiction. Lincoln, Mary Todd, > 1818-1882 > Fiction. Women dressmakers > Fiction. Female friendship > Fiction. Presidents' spouses > United States > Fiction. Historical fiction > United States.
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Summary:	Presents a fictionalized account of the friendship between Mary Todd Lincoln and her dressmaker Elizabeth Keckley, a former slave.
Physical Description:	356 p. ; 24 cm.
ISBN:	9780525953616 (hard copy) 0525953612 (hard copy) 9780142180358
Author Notes:	Jennifer Chiaverini is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and the University of Chicago. She used to be a writing instructor at Penn State University and Edgewood College. She is the author of the Elm Creek Quilts series and four volumes of quilt patterns inspired by her novels. She is also the designer of the Elm Creek Quilts fabric lines from Red Rooster Fabrics. Among her most recent works, is the New York Times bestselling novel, Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker. (Publisher Provided)