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Mrs. Lincoln and Mrs. Keckly: The remarkable story of the friendship between a first lady and a former slave
| Title | Mrs. Lincoln and Mrs. Keckly: The remarkable story of the friendship between a first lady and a former slave |
| Names | Fleischner, Jennifer. |
| Book Number | DB070395 |
| Title Status | Active |
| Medium | Digital Book |
| Download Link | Downloadable talking book. |
| Annotation | Dual biography of First Lady Mary Lincoln and her Washington, D.C., seamstress Elizabeth Keckly, a former slave who bought her own freedom and started a business. Speculates on the women's friendship during the period Mrs. Lincoln suffered through the deaths of her son and husband and experienced financial difficulties. 2003. |
| Narrator | Allison, Kristin. |
| Local Subject | Biography & Autobiography - BIO |
| Adult Book - AD | |
| Adult Non-Fiction - AN | |
| History, United States - HUS | |
| History - HST | |
| Women's Interest - WOM | |
| General Non-Fiction - GNF | |
| Short Book - SH | |
| Audience Notes | Female narrator. |
| LC Subject | African American women - Biography |
| Dressmakers - United States - Biography |
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| Female friendship - United States - History - 19th century |
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| Presidents' spouses - United States - Biography |
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| Women slaves - United States - Biography |
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| Call Number | 973.70922 B ANF |
| Language | English |
| Released | 2003 |
| Publication Info | Washington, D.C. : National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress, 2003 (Talking Book Publishers, recording studio). |
| Original Publication | Recorded from: New York : Broadway Books, 2004, c2003. 0767902599 |