Behind the Scenes : or, Thirty Years a Slave, and Four Years in the White House
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Format
Hardback
ISBN-10
0195052595
ISBN-13
9780195052596
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Imprint
Oxford University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jul 28th, 1988
Print length
432 Pages
Weight
658 grams
Dimensions
14.00 x 21.60 x 2.70 cms
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This fascinating autobiography describes one woman's life as a slave and subsequently her four years as seamstress in Lincoln's White House during the Civil War, offering a unique view of historical figures and events.
This fascinating autobiography describes one woman''s life as a slave and subsequently her four years in Lincoln''s White House during the Civil War. Through the eyes of this black woman, a seamstress and dressmaker who was only a few years removed from being a `slave for life'', we see historical figures and events ranging from the Lincolns in their private chambers to the return to Richmond after the fall of the Confederate capital.
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