Mrs. Lincoln

by Clinton, Catherine

• ISBN13: 9780060760410
• ISBN10: 0060760419
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publications

Summary

Abraham Lincoln is the most revered president in American history, but the woman at the center of his life-his wife, Mary-has remained a historical enigma. One of the most tragic and mysterious of nineteenth-century figures, Mary Lincoln and her story symbolize the pain and loss of Civil War America. Authoritative and utterly engrossing, Mrs. Lincoln is the long-awaited portrait of the woman who so richly contributed to Lincoln's life and legacy.

Author Biography

Catherine Clinton is the author of Harriet Tubman: The Road to Freedom and Fanny Kemble's Civil Wars. Educated at Harvard, Sussex, and Princeton, She is a member of the advisory committee to the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission, and holds a chair in U.S. history at Queen's University Belfast.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
Kentucky Homes	p. 9
Making Her Own Hoops to Jump Through	p. 19
Athens of the West	p. 34
"Crimes of Matrimony"	p. 48
"Profound Wonders"	p. 62
Playing for Keeps	p. 78
Enlarging Our Borders	p. 102
Hope That All Will Yet Be Well	p. 115
Dashed Hopes	p. 138
Grand Designs Gone Awry	p. 157
Struggling Against Sorrows	p. 175
Gloomy Anniversaries	p. 194
Divided Houses	p. 211
With Victory in View	p. 226
Waking Nightmares	p. 248
Widow of the Martyr President	p. 271
Rising from the Ashes	p. 292
Smoldering Embers	p. 317
Notes	p. 337
Bibliography	p. 387
List Of Illustrations	p. 387
Acknowlegements	p. 397
Index	p. 401
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