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	The Madness of Mary Lincoln by Jason Emerson (Goodreads Author), James S. Brust (Afterword) 3.76 avg rating — 663 ratings — published 2007 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Giant in the Shadows: The Life of Robert T. Lincoln 4.31 avg rating — 258 ratings — published 2012 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mary Lincoln's Insanity: The Discovery of Her Lost Letters 3.31 avg rating — 117 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mary Lincoln's Insanity Case: A Documentary History 4.31 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2012 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lincoln the Inventor 4.10 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2009 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lincoln's Lover: Mary Lincoln in Poetry 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Assassination Letters liked it 3.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Rare THE MADNESS OF MARY LINCOLN by EMERSON ABE'S WIFE MENTAL DISORDER LOST LTRs [Hardcover] Jason Emerson really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Abraham Lincoln's Son For President liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Jason Emerson rated a book it was amazing An Inconvenient Widow: The Torment, Trial, and Triumph of Mary Todd Lincoln by Lois Romano	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
This is the best biography of Mary Lincoln to come out in 80 years. Romano focuses primarily on Mary's life from 1860-1875, but this is still a cradle-to-grave bio that is impressively objective. Romano clearly sympathizes with Mary Lincoln but she d ...more
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