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Originally published in 1868âwhen it was attacked as an “indecent book” authored by a “traitorous eavesdropper”âBehind the Scenes is the story of Elizabeth Keckley, who began her life as a slave and became a privileged witness to the presidency of Abraham Lincoln. Keckley bought her freedom at the age of thirty-seven and set up a successful dressmaking business in Washington, D.C. She became modiste to Mary Todd Lincoln and in time her friend and confidante, a relationship that continued after Lincoln’s assassination. In documenting that friendshipâoften using the First Lady’s own lettersâBehind the Scenes fuses the slave narrative with the political memoir. It remains extraordinary for its poignancy, candor, and historical perspective.
- First time in Penguin Classics
About: ELIZABETH HOBBS KECKLEY (1818-1907), dressmaker to the elite of Washington D.
About: A seamstress and friend of Mrs.
About: Originally published in 1868âwhen it was attacked as an “indecent book” authored by a “traitorous eavesdropper”âBehind the Scenes is the story of Elizabeth Keckley, who began her life as a slave and became a privileged witness to the presidency of Abraham Lincoln.
About: This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality.
About: A seamstress and friend of Mrs.
About: A seamstress and friend of Mrs.
About: I HAVE often been asked to write my life, as those who know me know that it has been an eventful one.
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