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Mary Lincoln's Insanity Case : A Documentary History /

"In 1875 Mary Lincoln, the widow of a revered president, was committed to an insane asylum by her son, Robert. The trial that preceded her internment was a subject of keen national interest. The focus of public attention since Abraham Lincoln's election in 1860, Mary Lincoln had attracted...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Emerson, Jason, 1975-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2012]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • April 1865-May 1875
  • Trial of 1875 : newspaper reports
  • Trial of 1875 : correspondence
  • Trial of 1875 : newspaper editorials
  • Suicide attempt
  • May-July 1875
  • August 1875
  • September-December 1875
  • January 1-May 21, 1876
  • Trial of 1876
  • June-September 1876
  • October 1876-June 1882
  • Posthumous
  • Appendix : Abraham Lincoln's comments on his wife's sanity.