The Mary Lincoln enigma : historians on America's most controversial First Lady /
The Mary Lincoln enigma : historians on America's most controversial First Lady /
edited by Frank J. Williams and Michael Burkhimer ; with an epilogue by Catherine Clinton .
- xi, 376 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Includes index.
Introduction / Frank J. Williams -- There's something about Mary: Mary Lincoln and her siblings / Stephen Berry -- Mary Lincoln, race, and slavery / Brian Dirck -- Life at Eighth and Jackson / Richard Lawrence Miller -- "An unladylike profession": Mary Lincoln's preparation for greatness / Kenneth J. Winkle -- William H. Herndon and Mary Todd Lincoln / Douglas L. Wilson -- "I am so fond of sightseeing": Mary Lincoln's travels up to 1865 / Wayne C. Temple -- Fashion plate or trendsetter? / Donna McCreary -- The reports of the Lincolns' political partnership have been greatly exaggerated / Michael Burkhimer -- A psychiatrist looks at Mrs. Lincoln / James S. Brust -- "I miss Bob, so much": Mary Lincoln's relationship with her oldest son / Jason Emerson -- Mary Lincoln among the novelists: fictional interpretations of the First Lady / Richard W. Etulain -- "I look too stern": Mary Lincoln and her image in the graphic arts / Harold Holzer -- Epilogue: the compelling Mrs. Lincoln / Catherine Clinton.
9780809331246 (cloth : alk. paper) 0809331241 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780809331253 (ebook) 080933125X (ebook)
2011037896
Lincoln, Mary Todd, 1818-1882.
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 --Family.
Presidents' spouses--United States--Biography.
E457.25.L55 / M37 2012
973.7092 B
Includes index.
Introduction / Frank J. Williams -- There's something about Mary: Mary Lincoln and her siblings / Stephen Berry -- Mary Lincoln, race, and slavery / Brian Dirck -- Life at Eighth and Jackson / Richard Lawrence Miller -- "An unladylike profession": Mary Lincoln's preparation for greatness / Kenneth J. Winkle -- William H. Herndon and Mary Todd Lincoln / Douglas L. Wilson -- "I am so fond of sightseeing": Mary Lincoln's travels up to 1865 / Wayne C. Temple -- Fashion plate or trendsetter? / Donna McCreary -- The reports of the Lincolns' political partnership have been greatly exaggerated / Michael Burkhimer -- A psychiatrist looks at Mrs. Lincoln / James S. Brust -- "I miss Bob, so much": Mary Lincoln's relationship with her oldest son / Jason Emerson -- Mary Lincoln among the novelists: fictional interpretations of the First Lady / Richard W. Etulain -- "I look too stern": Mary Lincoln and her image in the graphic arts / Harold Holzer -- Epilogue: the compelling Mrs. Lincoln / Catherine Clinton.
9780809331246 (cloth : alk. paper) 0809331241 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780809331253 (ebook) 080933125X (ebook)
2011037896
Lincoln, Mary Todd, 1818-1882.
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 --Family.
Presidents' spouses--United States--Biography.
E457.25.L55 / M37 2012
973.7092 B