The Trials of Mrs. LincolnU of Nebraska Press, 1. jan. 2005 - 333 sider Mary Todd Lincoln (1818?82) was a politically ambitious, volatile, and sharp-tongued woman, a shopaholic, and an embarrassment to her son and to the powerful men who sought to control the Lincoln legacy for their own political supremacy. Slandered by former Lincoln cronies and Republican operatives, such as William Herndon, Ward Hill Lamon, and Thurlow Weed; disliked by her son?s wife, the former Mary Harlan; plagued by debts, her pension grant having been denied by Congress; conspired against by her son, Robert, along with Supreme Court justice David Davis, Leonard Swett, John Todd Stuart, Isaac N. Arnold, and others, she had literally no one to turn to. This account of her final years, based on documentary evidence, sets the record straight and restores the reputation of one of the most maligned women in American political history. |
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... Davis may be found in General Corre- spondence , David Davis and Family Papers , Illinois State Historical Library , Springfield . This Bison Books edition follows the original in beginning chapter 1 on arabic page 13 ; no material has ...
... Davis may be found in General Corre- spondence , David Davis and Family Papers , Illinois State Historical Library , Springfield . This Bison Books edition follows the original in beginning chapter 1 on arabic page 13 ; no material has ...
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... Davis , executor of Lincoln's estate Attorney Leonard Swett masterminded Mary Lincoln's prosecution John Todd Stuart , first cousin to Mrs. Lincoln The White House as it looked during the years 1861-1865 Mary Lincoln was criticized for ...
... Davis , executor of Lincoln's estate Attorney Leonard Swett masterminded Mary Lincoln's prosecution John Todd Stuart , first cousin to Mrs. Lincoln The White House as it looked during the years 1861-1865 Mary Lincoln was criticized for ...
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Preface | 7 |
A Knock on the Door | 13 |
Good Men and Lawful | 35 |
A Republican Queen | 55 |
and nothing but the truth | 73 |
A noble devoted son | 93 |
The Poor Lady a Victim | 127 |
A Gross Outrage | 145 |
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