The Mentelles : Mary Todd Lincoln, Henry Clay, and the immigrant family that educated Antebellum Kentucky /

Drawing on newly translated materials and previously overlooked primary sources, Randolph Paul Runyon explores the life and times of the Mentelles in this intriguing dual biography. He illustrates how the couple's origins and education gave them access to the higher strata of Bluegrass society...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Runyon, Randolph, 1947- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington, Kentucky : The University Press of Kentucky, [2018]
Temas:
Mentelle, Augustus Waldemar, > 1769-1846.
Mentelle, Charlotte Victoire, > 1770-1860.
Lincoln, Mary Todd, > 1818-1882.
Clay, Henry, > 1777-1852.
1700-1899
French Americans > Kentucky > Biography.
Immigrants > Kentucky > Biography.
Schools, French > Kentucky > Lexington > History.
Américains d'origine française > Kentucky > Biographies.
Écoles françaises > Kentucky > Lexington > Histoire.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
French Americans.
Immigrants.
Schools, French.
Lexington (Ky.) > History > 18th century.
Lexington (Ky.) > History > 19th century.
Kentucky.
Kentucky > Lexington.
Biography
Biographies.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Drawing on newly translated materials and previously overlooked primary sources, Randolph Paul Runyon explores the life and times of the Mentelles in this intriguing dual biography. He illustrates how the couple's origins and education gave them access to the higher strata of Bluegrass society even as their views on religion, politics, and culture kept them from feeling at home in America.
Notas:Subtitle at bottom of data view title page: Mary Todd Lincoln, Henry Clay, and the immigrant family who educated Antebellum Kentucky.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780813175393
0813175399

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