The True Mary Todd Lincoln

by Betty Boles Ellison

This new biography provides a startlingly different picture of Mary Lincoln, President Abraham Lincoln's wife. Preconceived myths about the former first lady are factually disproved. At times her judgment was faulty; in other instances it was brilliant. After her 1861 refurbishing of the Executive Mansion, she made no further furnishings purchases, only replacement items. The furniture she purchased is still in use and the Lincoln bed is well known...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786478365
• ISBN13: 9780786478361
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc.
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.9" x 9.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher