Mary Lincoln's Insanity Case : A Documentary History /

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"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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Emerson, Jason, 1975-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2012]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Lincoln, Mary Todd, > 1818-1882
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865 > Family.
Lincoln, Mary Todd, > 1818-1882 > Trials, litigation, etc.
Lincoln, Mary Todd, > 1818-1882 > Mental health.
Presidents' spouses
Newspapers
Mental illness
Mental health
Families
HISTORY > United States > 19th Century.
HISTORY > United States > Civil War Period (1850-1877)
Maladies mentales > États-Unis > Études de cas.
Journaux > Histoire > 19e siecle > Sources.
Mental illness > United States > Case studies.
Presidents' spouses > United States > Biography.
Newspapers > History > 19th century > Sources.
United States
Études de cas.
Biographies.
Case studies.
Sources.
History.
Trials, litigation, etc.
collective biographies.
Electronic book.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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