자료유형 | 단행본 |
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서명/저자사항 | Behind the Scenes. |
개인저자 | Keckley, Elizabeth,author. |
발행사항 | Open Road Media, 2015. |
형태사항 | 1 online resource. |
ISBN | 9781480474826 1480474827 |
연주자/배역진 | Read by Anais 9000, a computer-generated voice. |
요약 | The remarkable story of the former slave who became Mary Todd Lincoln's dressmaker and closest confidante Born into slavery in Virginia, Elizabeth Keckley was whipped, sexually abused, and separated from her mother for long stretches of time. When her master eventually settled in St. Louis, Missouri, Keckley resolved to buy her freedom. She put to use her talents as a seamstress and found patrons among the wives of the city's elite, eventually earning enough money to move with her young son to Washington, DC. In the nation's capital, Keckley started her own business and soon had commissions from the wives of Robert E. Lee, Jefferson Davis, Stephen A. Douglas, and Edwin Stanton. Hired by Mary Todd Lincoln to be her personal modiste, Keckley formed a close friendship with the first lady, a relationship strengthened by the tragedies they endured together, including the deaths of their sons and the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. Published to great controversy in 1868, Behind the Scenes offers an intimate and revealing portrait of life inside the White House as well as the stirring story of one woman's fight to rise above the horrors of slavery. Frequently cited in studies of the Civil War and biographies of the Lincolns, it is a must read for students of American history. This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices. |
주제명(개인명) | Lincoln, Abraham,1809-1865. Lincoln, Mary Todd,1818-1882. Keckley, Elizabeth,approximately 1818-1907. Lincoln, Mary Todd,1818-1882 -- Relations with African Americans. Lincoln, Abraham,1809-1865 -- Relations with African Americans. Keckley, Elizabeth,approximately 1818-1907. -- fast -- Lincoln, Abraham,1809-1865. -- fast -- Lincoln, Mary Todd,1818-1882. -- fast -- |
주제명(지명) | United States. --fast |
일반주제명 | Women slaves --United States --Biography. African American women --Biography. Dressmakers --United States --Biography. Slaves --United States --Biography. Audiobooks. African American women. Audiobooks. Dressmakers. Relations with African Americans. Slaves. Women slaves. |
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