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An Unlikely Friendship
A Novel of Mary Todd Lincoln and Elizabeth Keckley
Ann Rinaldi
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9780152055974 Hardcover
0152055975
$17.00
256pages
Available
Trim Size:
5-1/2 x 8-1/4
Copyright Year:
2007
Territory:
World
Ages: 10 years and up |
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Synopsis |
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On the night of President Abraham Lincoln's assassination, his frantic wife, Mary, calls for her best friend and confidante, Elizabeth Keckley, but the woman is mistakenly kept from her side by guards who were unaware of Mary Todd Lincoln's close friendship with the black seamstress. How did these two women--one who grew up in a wealthy Southern home and became the wife of the president of the United States, the other who was born a slave and eventually purchased her own freedom--come to be such close companions?
With vivid detail and emotional power, Ann Rinaldi delves into the childhoods of these two fascinating women who became devoted friends and confidantes amid the turbulent times of the Lincoln administration.
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Biography |
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ANN RINALDI is an award-winning author best known for bringing history vividly to life. She lives in central New Jersey.
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General Subjects |
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Juvenile Fiction- Biographical/United States
Juvenile Fiction- Historical/United States/19th Century
Juvenile Fiction- Girls & Women
Juvenile Fiction- Social Situations/Friendship
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Curriculum Themes |
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| Historical Fiction |
| History |
| Images of Strong Women |
Social Situations- Accepting Differences
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Social Situations- Friendship
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Social Situations- Prejudice & Racism
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Rights Details |
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Harcourt Children's Books
A Division ofHarcourt Trade Publishers
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Harcourt Education Company
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