An Unlikely Friendship: A Novel of Mary Todd Lincoln and Elizabeth Keckley (Great Episodes) - Softcover

Rinaldi, Ann

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0152063986 ISBN 13: 9780152063986

Publisher: Clarion Books, 2008

Synopsis

On the night of President Abraham Lincoln’s assassination, his frantic wife, Mary, calls for her best friend and confidante, Elizabeth Keckley. But the woman is mistakenly kept from her side by guards who were unaware of Mary Todd Lincoln’s close friendship with the black seamstress.      With vivid detail and emotional power, Ann Rinaldi delves into the childhoods of two fascinating women who became devoted friends amid the turbulent times of the Lincoln administration.     Includes an author’s note, a reader’s guide, and a bibliography.

About this title

Book Description:

Hardcover edition 2007
978-0-15-205597-4
0-15-205597-5

About the Author:

ANN RINALDI is an award-winning author best known for bringing history vividly to life. A self-made writer and newspaper columnist for twenty-one years, Ms. Rinaldi attributes her interest in history to her son, who enlisted her to take part in historical reenactments up and down the East Coast. She lives with her husband in central New Jersey. 

About this edition

• Publisher: Clarion Books
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0152063986
• ISBN 13: 9780152063986
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256