Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker: A Novel

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The New York Times bestselling author of Mrs. Lincoln's Sisters and Canary Girls unveils the private lives of President Abraham Lincoln and his wife, Mary Todd Lincoln, through the eyes of the First Lady’s most trusted confidante and friend in this compelling historical novel.
 
In a life that spanned nearly a century and witnessed some of the most momentous events in American history, Elizabeth Hobbs Keckley was born a slave. A gifted seamstress, she earned her freedom by the skill of her needle, and won the friendship of First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln by her devotion.

A sweeping historical novel, Mrs. Lincoln’s Dressmaker illuminates the extraordinary relationship the two women shared, beginning in the hallowed halls of the White House during the trials of the Civil War and enduring almost, but not quite, to the end of Mrs. Lincoln’s days.

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4.0
28 reviews
Tommy Griffiths
August 21, 2014
I've read at least 40 different Lincoln bios along with MT Lincoln bios and others. When I began reading Dressmaker it seemed so familiar in structure and style to something I read previously, I had to make sure I've never read this book before. Nope. Never read it. But I did read Mrs Keckly's book, and the two are very similar. I'm only about 1/4 through the book, so perhaps I'll change my mind. But so far, I feel like I'm rereading Keckly's biography.
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Raymond Piddock
September 20, 2017
I like this book it was very good you saw the private side of mrs. Lincoln and how the president death affected her and her struggle with mental illness
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Darlene Farmer
March 5, 2016
If you enjoy reading about history, you will enjoy reading this book!
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About the author

Jennifer Chiaverini is the New York Times bestselling author of Mrs. Lincoln's DressmakerFates and Traitors, Enchantress of Numbers, and other acclaimed works of historical fiction, as well as the beloved Elm Creek Quilts series. She lives with her husband and two sons in Madison, Wisconsin.

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