Title |
Mrs. Lincoln and Mrs. Keckly: The remarkable story of the friendship between a first lady and a former slave
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Names |
Fleischner, Jennifer.
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Book Number |
DB070395
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Title Status |
Active
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Medium |
Digital Book
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Download Link |
Downloadable talking book.
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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.
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Narrator |
Allison, Kristin.
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Local Subject |
Biography & Autobiography - BIO
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Adult Book - AD
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Adult Non-Fiction - AN
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History, United States - HUS
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History - HST
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Women's Interest - WOM
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General Non-Fiction - GNF
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Short Book - SH
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Audience Notes |
Female narrator.
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LC Subject |
African American women - Biography
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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
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Language |
English
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Released |
2003
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Publication Info |
Washington, D.C. : National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress, 2003 (Talking Book Publishers, recording studio).
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Original Publication |
Recorded from: New York : Broadway Books, 2004, c2003. 0767902599
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