Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker: The Unlikely Friendship of Elizabeth Keckley & Mary Todd Lincoln
- ISBN-10
- 1426303777
- ISBN-13
- 9781426303777
- Series
- Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Pages
- 80
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009
- Publisher
- National Geographic Books
- Author
- Lynda Jones
Description
Examines the friendship between Mary Todd Lincoln, the wife of Abraham Lincoln, and Elizabeth "Lizzie" Keckley, a former slave who became Mrs. Lincoln's dressmaker during her White House years.
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