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Mrs. Abraham Lincoln : a study of her personality and her influence on Lincoln Cover Image

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Mrs. Abraham Lincoln : a study of her personality and her influence on Lincoln

Evans, W. A. (William Augustus) 1865-1948 (Author).

Summary: First published in 1932, this was the first thoroughly researched biography of Mary Lincoln everwritten, and it remains the most balanced and complete work on this controversial First Lady. Author W.A. Evans challenges the disparaging views of Mary Lincoln that were generally accepted at the time, offering a comprehensive and informed look at a woman whose physical and mental health problems have often been misconstrued or overlooked by other biographers. Evans conducted extensive research, interviewing Mrs. Lincoln's family members, seeking advice and assistance from numerous L.

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ISBN: 6613674834
ISBN: 9786613674838
ISBN: 9781280697876
ISBN: 1280697873
ISBN: 0809385600
ISBN: 9780809385607
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxii, 364, xiii pages, 26 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations
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Publisher: Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, ©2010.

Content descriptions

General Note:	"First edition published 1932 by Alfred A. Knopf."
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Cover; Frontis; Book Title; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Illustrations; Foreword; Preface; Introduction; 1. The Gifts of the Ancestors; 2. Childhood; 3. Youth Builds Her Up; 4. The Training of Maturity; 5. Rounding Out; Gallery of Illustrations; 6. The Peak and a Decline; 7. Taking Toll; 8. Mending Her Fences; 9. Financial Security and Insecurity; 10. The Help and Harm of Politics; 11. Was Religion A Help?; 12. The Influence of Society; 13. The Physical Phases of Her Personality; 14. Her Mental and Personality Qualities; 15. On the Rocks; 16. Mutual Influence; 17. Health; 18. Justice.
Restrictions on Access Note:	NLC staff and students only.
Language Note:	English.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.