The Emancipator's Wife
A Novel of Mary Todd Lincoln
$39.14
- Paperback
624 pages
- Release Date
27 December 2005
Summary
As a girl growing up in Kentucky, she lived a sheltered, privileged life filled with picnics and plantation balls. Vivacious, impulsive, and intoxicated by politics, she is a Todd of Lexington, an aristocratic family whose ancestors defeated the British. But no one knows her secret fears and anxieties.
Although she is courted by the most eligible suitors in the land, including future senator Stephen Douglas, it is a gangly lawyer from Illinois who captures her heart. After a stormy co…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780553381931 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0553381938 |
| Author: | Barbara Hambly |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Random House USA Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 624 |
| Release Date: | 27 December 2005 |
| Weight: | 766g |
| Dimensions: | 33mm x 157mm x 236mm |
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Critics Review
“From its perfect title to its beautiful poignant, last scene, this is a wonderful portrait of one of the most important, complex, and misunderstood figures in American history—a brilliant novel of the Civil War.“—Max Byrd
“Touching…Hambly has a knack for bringing historical figures to life in all their flawed humanity.“—Publishers Weekly
Barbara Hambly
Barbara Hambly is the author of The Emancipator’s Wife, a finalist for the Michael Shaara Award for Excellence in Civil War Fiction. She is also the author of Fever Season, a New York Times Notable Book of the Year, and seven acclaimed historical novels.
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