Behind the Scenes - Free Audiobook

Author(s): Elizabeth Keckley

Language: English

Genre(s): Biography & Autobiography Non-fiction

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18 Chapter(s)

1. Preface
2. Ch. 1 - Where I was Born
3. Ch. 2 - Girlhood and its Sorrows
4. Ch. 3 - How I Gained My Freedom
5. Ch. 4 - In the Family of Senator Jefferson Davis
6. Ch. 5 - My Introduction to Mrs. Lincoln
7. Ch. 6 - Willie Lincoln's Death-Bed
8. Ch. 7 - Washington 1862-3
9. Ch. 8 - Candid Opinions
10. Ch. 9 - Behind the Scenes
11. Ch. 10 - The Second Inauguration
12. Ch. 11 - The Assassination of President Lincoln
13. Ch. 12 - Mrs. Lincoln Leaves the White House
14. Ch. 13 - Origin of the Rivalry btwn. Mr. Douglas & Mr. Lincoln
15. Ch. 14 - Old Friends
16. Ch. 15 Part 1 - Secret History of Mrs. Lincoln's Wardrobe in New York
17. Ch. 15 Part 2 - Secret History of Mrs. Lincoln's Wardrobe in New York
18. Appendix - Letters from Mrs. Lincoln to Mrs. Keckley

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This is the autobiography of Elizabeth Keckley, a former slave who bought her freedom with the money she earned as a seamstress. She eventually worked for Mary Lincoln. It is a fascinating book, filled with many recollections of her own life and her interactions with the Lincolns and other members of the government elite. (summary by Guero)

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