Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker: A Novel
- ISBN-10
- 1624900437
- ISBN-13
- 9781624900433
- Series
- Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker
- Category
- Female friendship
- Pages
- 740
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013
- Author
- Jennifer Chiaverini
Description
Presents a fictionalized account of the friendship between Mary Todd Lincoln and her dressmaker Elizabeth Keckley, a former slave.
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