Behind the scenes or, Thirty years a slave and four years in the White House
In her own words, Elizabeth Keckley recounts her life and experiences -- including her time at the White House.
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Thompson Press,
2008.
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| 100 | 1 | |a Keckley, Elizabeth, |d approximately 1818-1907. | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Behind the scenes : |b or, Thirty years a slave and four years in the White House / |c Elizabeth Keckley, formerly a slave, but more recently modist, and friend to Mrs. Abraham Lincoln. |
| 260 | |a [S.I.] : |b Thompson Press, |c 2008. | ||
| 300 | |a xvi, 371 pages : |b portrait ; |c 22 cm. | ||
| 500 | |a Reprint of the 1868 ed. using original text and artwork. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Where I was born -- Girlhood and its sorrows -- How I gained my freedom -- In the family of Senator Jefferson Davis -- My introduction to Mrs. Lincoln -- Willie Lincoln's death-bed -- Washington in 1862-3 -- Candid opinions -- Behind the scenes -- The second inauguration -- The assassination of President Lincoln -- Mrs. Lincoln leaves the White House -- The origin of the rivalry between Mr. Douglas and Mr. Lincoln -- Old friends -- The secret history of Mrs. Lincoln's wardrobe in New York. | |
| 520 | 0 | |a In her own words, Elizabeth Keckley recounts her life and experiences -- including her time at the White House. | |
| 600 | 1 | 0 | |a Lincoln, Abraham, |d 1809-1865 |x Relations with African Americans. |
| 600 | 1 | 0 | |a Lincoln, Mary Todd, |d 1818-1882 |x Relations with African Americans. |
| 600 | 1 | 0 | |a Keckley, Elizabeth, |d approximately 1818-1907. |
| 650 | 0 | |a Women slaves |z United States |v Biography. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a African American women |v Biography. | |
| 949 | |a schlow |b SANBIO |c Keckley |d i |e 39635103341433 |f 562295 |g loc |j 11/19/2014 | ||
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