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Behind the scenes, or, Thirty years a slave, and four years in the White House /
This is the life story of Elizabeth Keckley, a shrewd entrepreneur who, while enslaved, raised enough money to purchase freedom for herself and her son. Keckley moved to Washington, D.C., where she worked as a seamstress and dressmaker for the wives of influential politicians. She eventually became...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autores Corporativos: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Chapel Hill, NC :
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Library : Distributed by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Press,
2011.
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| Edición: | DocSouth books ed. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This is the life story of Elizabeth Keckley, a shrewd entrepreneur who, while enslaved, raised enough money to purchase freedom for herself and her son. Keckley moved to Washington, D.C., where she worked as a seamstress and dressmaker for the wives of influential politicians. She eventually became a close confidante of Mary Todd Lincoln. Several years after President Lincoln's assassination, when Mrs Lincoln's financial situation had worsened, Keckley helped organize an auction of the former first lady's dresses, eliciting strong criticism from members of the Washington elite. |
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| Notas: | Prepared using the transcribed electronic text used in the "Documenting the American South" (DocSouth)--Project Originally published: New York : G.W. Carleton & Co., 1868. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (164 pages) : portrait, facsimiles |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9780807869642 0807869643 9781469602905 1469602903 0807869635 9780807869635 |