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Bill J. Burch : Other Than That, Mrs.Lincoln

March Hare, Ltd., 2021

ISBN 1737805200

8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. T1 - A paperback book SIGNED by Bill J. Burch on the half-title page in very good condition that has some bumped corners, light discoloration and shelf wear. 9"x6", 252 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Other Than That, Mrs. Lincoln is a work of historical fiction chronicling the strong, albeit unequal, friendship between Mary Todd Lincoln and Elizabeth Keckley, her black seamstress. The backdrop to their relationship, the White House, has never been livelier with pot parties, seances gone bad, receptions for little people, and cross-dressing actors. Elizabeth Keckley was a remarkable woman for any era. It seems a fabrication that a slave, working with only a needle and thread, could amass $1,200 and buy freedom for both her and her son. But her story is singular and true. Mary Todd Lincoln slowly crumbles under the emotional strain caused the death of one son, the assassination of her husband, and a knee-buckling debt-load brough about by her compulsive spending. Elizabeth provides emotional ballast as Mary spirals from mercurial antics into full-blown madness. The novel is mostly faithful to the events and timeliness of the Lincoln presidency, the notable exception being the events surrounding the death of Mr. Lincoln. After Andrew Johnson is worn in as the new president, Lincoln's salary ceases and Mary faces destitution. Elizabeth alone has the solution.. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Paperback. Jacket: No Jacket as Issued

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