Mary Lincoln: Wife and Widow: Wife and Widow

by Carl Sandburg

Book Overview

This is a book of rare distinction. Curiously, this classic biography of America's most tragic First Lady by one of America's most distinguished biographers and poets has long been out-of-print. Both the author and the subject deserve greater historical attention, and what emerges from the book is a haunting portrait of an enigmatic life, written with a style and sensitivity that is both sympathetic and unflinching.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1557092486
• ISBN13: 9781557092489
• Release Date: April 1995
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

An enjoyable read

Some purists criticize Sandburg, but he tells a good story and has something to back him up even if his standards are looser than those used by some historians. This book's supplementary collection of correspondence from acquaintances of young Mary Todd and Abraham Lincoln is valuable. Noted scholar Paul Angle collaborated with Sandburg on this volume.