The dark days of Abraham Lincoln's widow, as revealed by her own letters
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Author
Pritchard, Myra Helmer, -1947.
Contributors
Emerson, Jason, 1975-
Published
Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, ©2011.
ISBN
9780809330126, 0809330121
Status
On Shelf
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Batavia Public Library District - Adult Nonfiction973.7092 PRIOn Shelf
Oak Lawn Public Library - Stacks973.7092 LINCOLNOn Shelf

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Subjects

LC Subjects
Batavia (Ill.) -- History.
Biographies.
Bradwell, James B. -- (James Bolesworth), -- 1828-1907 -- Correspondence.
Bradwell, Myra, -- 1831-1894 -- Correspondence.
Case studies.
Lincoln, Mary Todd, -- 1818-1882 -- Correspondence.
Lincoln, Mary Todd, -- 1818-1882 -- Mental health.
Lincoln, Mary Todd, -- 1818-1882.
Mental illness -- United States -- Case studies.
Personal correspondence.
Presidents' spouses -- United States -- Biography.

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Published
Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, ©2011.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xviii, 186 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9780809330126, 0809330121

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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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"Written in 1927 but barred from timely publication by the Lincoln family, this book is based on nearly two dozen intimate letters written between Mary Lincoln and her close friend Myra Bradwell mainly during the former's 1875 incarceration in an insane asylum [in Batavia, Illinois]. By the 1920s most accounts of Mrs. Lincoln focused on her negative qualities and dismissed her as "crazy." Bradwell's granddaughter Myra Helmer Pritchard wrote this distinctly sympathetic book at the behest of her mother, who wished to vindicate Mary Lincoln in the public eye by printing the private correspondence. Pritchard fervently defends Mrs. Lincoln's conduct and sanity, arguing that she was not insane but rather the victim of an overzealous son who had his mother committed."--From inside jacket.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Pritchard, M. H., & Emerson, J. (2011). The dark days of Abraham Lincoln's widow, as revealed by her own letters . Southern Illinois University Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Pritchard, Myra Helmer, -1947 and Jason Emerson. 2011. The Dark Days of Abraham Lincoln's Widow, As Revealed By Her Own Letters. Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Pritchard, Myra Helmer, -1947 and Jason Emerson. The Dark Days of Abraham Lincoln's Widow, As Revealed By Her Own Letters Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, 2011.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Pritchard, M. H. and Emerson, J. (2011). The dark days of abraham lincoln's widow, as revealed by her own letters. Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Pritchard, Myra Helmer, and Jason Emerson. The Dark Days of Abraham Lincoln's Widow, As Revealed By Her Own Letters Southern Illinois University Press, 2011.

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