Mrs. Abraham Lincoln : a study of her personality and her influence on Lincoln /

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Author / Creator:Evans, W. A. (William Augustus), 1865-1948.
Imprint:Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, ©2010.
Description:1 online resource (xxii, 364, xiii pages, 26 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11148150
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ISBN:9780809385607
0809385600
1280697873
9781280697876
9786613674838
6613674834
9780809329717
0809329719
Digital file characteristics:data file
Notes:"First edition published 1932 by Alfred A. Knopf."
Includes bibliographical references and index.
English.
Print version record.
Summary:First published in 1932, this was the first thoroughly researched biography of Mary Lincoln everwritten, and it remains the most balanced and complete work on this controversial First Lady. Author W.A. Evans challenges the disparaging views of Mary Lincoln that were generally accepted at the time, offering a comprehensive and informed look at a woman whose physical and mental health problems have often been misconstrued or overlooked by other biographers. Evans conducted extensive research, interviewing Mrs. Lincoln's family members, seeking advice and assistance from numerous L.
Other form:Print version: Evans, W.A. (William Augustus), 1865-1948. Mrs. Abraham Lincoln. Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, ©2010 9780809329717