Mrs. Lincoln's dressmaker : the unlikely friendship of Elizabeth Keckley and Mary Todd Lincoln
Title
:
Mrs. Lincoln's dressmaker : the unlikely friendship of Elizabeth Keckley and Mary Todd Lincoln
Author
:
Jones, Lynda.
ISBN
:
9781426303777
Publication Information
:
Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, 2009.
Physical Description
:
80 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Contents
:
An invitation to the White House -- The life of a slave girl -- Mary: Kentucky belle -- Chasing freedom -- We are elected! -- Starting over -- Facing new challenges -- Fighting to survive -- Elizabeth takes a stand.
Reading Level
:
960 L Lexile
Personal Subject
:
Keckley, Elizabeth, approximately 1818-1907.
Lincoln, Mary Todd, 1818-1882-Friends and associates.
Lincoln, Mary Todd, 1818-1882-Relations with African Americans.
Subject Term
:
African American women -- Biography.
Dressmakers -- Washington (D.C.) -- Biography.
Enslaved women -- United States -- Biography.
Presidents' spouses -- United States -- Biography.
Female friendship -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Geographic Term
:
Washington (D.C.) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.
Washington (D.C.) -- Race relations -- History -- 19th century.
Library | Call Number | Status |
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Stillwater Public Library | J 920 JON | Nonfiction Collection |