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An Unlikely Friendship: A Novel of Mary Todd Lincoln and Elizabeth Keckley
Contributor(s): Rinaldi, Ann (Author)

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ISBN: 0152063986     ISBN-13: 9780152063986
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
OUR PRICE: $6.79  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: November 2008
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Annotation: With vivid detail and emotional power, Rinaldi delves into the relationship between Mary Todd Lincoln and black seamstress Elizabeth Keckley--two fascinating women who became devoted friends and confidantes amid the turbulent times of the Lincoln administration.

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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - 19th Century
- Juvenile Fiction | Girls & Women
Dewey: FIC
Age Level: 10-12
Grade Level: 5-7
Lexile Measure: 740(Not Available)
Series: Great Episodes
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 4.5" W x 7" L (0.40 lbs) 256 pages
Themes:
- Topical - Friendship
- Chronological Period - 19th Century
- Ethnic Orientation - African American
- Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age
Features: Bibliography, Ikids, Price on Product
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 110890
Reading Level: 4.6   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 8.0
 
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Publisher Description:
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.

Contributor Bio(s): Rinaldi, Ann: -

ANN RINALDI is an award-winning author best known for bringing history vividly to life. A self-made writer and newspaper columnist for twenty-one years, Ms. Rinaldi attributes her interest in history to her son, who enlisted her to take part in historical reenactments up and down the East Coast. She lives with her husband in central New Jersey.


 
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