Behind the Scenes - Thirty Years a Slave, and Four Years in the White (Paperback or Softback)

Keckley, Elizabeth

ISBN 10: 1604598085 / ISBN 13: 9781604598087

Published by Flying Chipmunk Publishing 8/19/2009, 2009

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Behind the Scenes - Thirty Years a Slave, and Four Years in the White.

Seller Inventory # BBS-9781604598087

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Behind the Scenes - Thirty Years a Slave, and Four Years in the White (Paperback or Softback)
• Publisher: Flying Chipmunk Publishing 8/19/2009
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1604598085
• ISBN 13: 9781604598087
• Binding: Paperback or Softback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 0.45 pounds
• Book Type: Book

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Synopsis

Elizabeth Keckley's rise from slave to White House confidante makes for an involving story that details the cruel and terrible life for those in slavery, and the drive and determination of a woman who would not let others destroy her will. "Behind the Sce

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Only a few years later, however, that relationship was in ruins, when this 1868 book created a scandal. Intended by Keckley to rehabilitate the reputation of the former First Lady--who had run up extensive debts on clothing and other luxuries while in the White House, and found herself unable to repay them after the President's assassination--the book was perceived instead as a betrayal of friendship.

Perhaps one of the first examples of celebrity gossip publishing gone awry, Behind the Scenes does, nevertheless, offer an insider perspective on the Lincoln White House that will intrigue armchair historians and fans of biography alike.