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Behind the Scenes: Or, Thirty Years a Slave and Four Years in the White House
Behind the Scenes Or Thirty Years a Slave and Four Years in the White House
Author: Elizabeth Keckley
ELIZABETH HOBBS KECKLEY (1818-1907), dressmaker to the elite of Washington D.C. on the eve of the Civil War, was, remarkably, a free black woman who'd purchased her emancipation through the fruits of her own hard work. In 1861, she became the personal designer to Mary Todd Lincoln, as well as one of the First Lady's closest confidantes. Only ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781605209302
ISBN-10: 1605209309
Publication Date: 11/1/2009
Pages: 164
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Publisher: Cosimo Classics
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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