An American marriage the untold story of Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd
Lincoln had good reason to regret his marriage to Mary Todd. Burlingame shows that, as First Lady, Mary Lincoln accepted bribes and kickbacks, sold permits and pardons, engaged in extortion, and peddled influence. The reader comes to learn that Lincoln wed Mary Todd because, in all likelihood, she s...
| Main Author: | Burlingame, Michael, 1941- (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Pegasus Books,
2021.
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| Edition: | First Pegasus books cloth edition. |
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