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The Lincoln Family after 1865
What happened to Mary Lincoln and her sons after Abraham Lincoln's murder? A beautiful, elegant, and straightforward account of Mary's life after that devastating Spring day in 1865. Mary's travels and her infamous insanity trial are discussed. Find out how Mary's relationships with family and friends progressed for the next 17 years of her life. This book also delves into details of Robert’s law career and family life in Chicago.
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32 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 18, 2012
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November 17, 2017
Very quick recap of events
This is a short-and-sweet summary of the outcome of the Lincoln family after Abe’s assassination. Some interesting tidbits, but not much I hadn’t heard and read before.
This is a short-and-sweet summary of the outcome of the Lincoln family after Abe’s assassination. Some interesting tidbits, but not much I hadn’t heard and read before.
May 18, 2017
Book gave a more detailed insight into what happened to the Lincoln family AFTER the assassination of the President. Learned about the family's struggles with finances, relations between the surviving sons and their mother, the failing health of one of the sons, and the continuing struggle for Mary Lincoln to come to grips with suddenly being the head of the family in a time when men were the breadwinners. At the end, I grieved for her. History has attempted to paint her as an emotional and neurotic woman who loved to waste money shopping for things she didn't need. But this was her mental band-aid (in my opinion)...it made her feel better and each purchase meant she was moving forward and accomplishing something. And it mollified the many losses she was forced to endure in her lifetime.
September 26, 2017
A GOOD QUICK READ
Well written but very repetitive if one had previously read the book , " Forty Years A Slave, Four Years In The Whitehouse.. The ending informative.
Well written but very repetitive if one had previously read the book , " Forty Years A Slave, Four Years In The Whitehouse.. The ending informative.
March 14, 2018
Quick overview
This was a quick overview of Mary Todd Lincoln's life after the death of her husband. If you've read other accounts of her struggles, there will be no surprises.
This was a quick overview of Mary Todd Lincoln's life after the death of her husband. If you've read other accounts of her struggles, there will be no surprises.
March 24, 2017
Very short
Was very brief and informative. Good a
Though not to my expectations. Would like to read more about Mary Lincoln.
Was very brief and informative. Good a
Though not to my expectations. Would like to read more about Mary Lincoln.
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May 3, 2016Tribulations of Mary Lincoln
Short, fact filled and excellent overview of the rather unhappy circumstances that befell the Lincoln family after his assassination. A rather evenhanded view, although one feels that Mary Lincoln truly had bad karma what with betrayal by several friends, Tad's death, and that ridiculous sanity trial. Shocking that in all states in 1875 all Robert would have to do is go to a judge and have her committed on his word alone.
This was the normal way to rid oneself of wives and other inconvenient female relatives although this book doesn't go into those details, I found it very enlightening when I read elsewhere the reasons given for asylum incarceration from old records.
But because the Lincolns were in Illinois, Robert had to go to trial for the commitment. Reading about how he did it truly lowers him in my estimation. I will probably have to read more now that this book spiked my interest. A good background.
Short, fact filled and excellent overview of the rather unhappy circumstances that befell the Lincoln family after his assassination. A rather evenhanded view, although one feels that Mary Lincoln truly had bad karma what with betrayal by several friends, Tad's death, and that ridiculous sanity trial. Shocking that in all states in 1875 all Robert would have to do is go to a judge and have her committed on his word alone.
This was the normal way to rid oneself of wives and other inconvenient female relatives although this book doesn't go into those details, I found it very enlightening when I read elsewhere the reasons given for asylum incarceration from old records.
But because the Lincolns were in Illinois, Robert had to go to trial for the commitment. Reading about how he did it truly lowers him in my estimation. I will probably have to read more now that this book spiked my interest. A good background.
October 25, 2014
Excellent
This was a very interesting read of the lives of the Lincoln family after the tragic loss of the President. While all families have difficulties, this family definitely had their share. Excellent read from the historical aspects.
This was a very interesting read of the lives of the Lincoln family after the tragic loss of the President. While all families have difficulties, this family definitely had their share. Excellent read from the historical aspects.
July 16, 2014
Lincoln history
this book follows the family of Abraham Lincoln after his assassination. Interesting facts relayed in a somewhat structured time frame.
this book follows the family of Abraham Lincoln after his assassination. Interesting facts relayed in a somewhat structured time frame.
May 30, 2015
Great short read
Small but packed with good research and facts. If you are a Lincoln history buff and want something that takes about an hour to read, get this book.
Small but packed with good research and facts. If you are a Lincoln history buff and want something that takes about an hour to read, get this book.
July 29, 2015
More like a chapter than a book. I can't say I learned more from this information.
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