For twenty-five years the Lincolns forged opposing temperaments into a tolerant,loving marriage. Mary was at her husband's side on the night of his assasination,and never recovered from that greatest in a series of grievous abandonments.The desperate measures she took to win the acknowledgment she sought all her lifeled finally to the shock of a public insanity hearing instigated by her eldestson.
In this elegant biography, Jean Baker uses previously untapped letters anddocuments to portray a woman whose will carried her across the recognizedboundaries of female behavior.
"Beautifully crafter, entertaining as only the best biographies can be, andrich with superb insights and wonderful anecdotes about 19th century familyand domestic life, [this] is a complex and moving character study of a womantragically out of step with her time and place."Chicago Tribune
"This exciting and important book is a major contribution to Lincolniana. Absorbingand convincing, this is one of the few books that deserve to be called definitive."DavidHerbert Donald, Harvard University
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For twenty-five years the Lincolns forged opposing temperaments into a tolerant,loving marriage. Mary was at her husband's side on the night of his assasination,and never recovered from that greatest in a series of grievous abandonments.The desperate measures she took to win the acknowledgment she sought all her lifeled finally to the shock of a public insanity hearing instigated by her eldestson.
In this elegant biography, Jean Baker uses previously untapped letters anddocuments to portray a woman whose will carried her across the recognizedboundaries of female behavior.
"Beautifully crafter, entertaining as only the best biographies can be, andrich with superb insights and wonderful anecdotes about 19th century familyand domestic life, [this] is a complex and moving character study of a womantragically out of step with her time and place."Chicago Tribune
"This exciting and important book is a major contribution to Lincolniana. Absorbingand convincing, this is one of the few books that deserve to be called definitive."DavidHerbert Donald, Harvard University
Imprint | W W Norton & Co Inc |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | October 1989 |
Availability | Supplier out of stock. If you add this item to your wish list we will let you know when it becomes available. |
Authors | Jean H. Baker |
Dimensions | 234 x 153 x 28mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback |
Pages | 446 |
Edition | New edition |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-393-30586-9 |
Barcode | 9780393305869 |
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LSN | 0-393-30586-4 |