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Authoritative, colorful, and based on thirty years of research, An American Marriage tells the story of why Abraham Lincoln had good reason to regret his marriage to Mary Todd-and seeks to describe her conduct impartially, rather than to defend or deplore it. Most importantly, this insightful historical narrative attempts to deepen readers' appreciation for Lincoln's character.

Uses a scrapbook format, featuring hundreds of black-and-white photographs and illustrations, to trace the lives and experiences of Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln from the time of their births through the tumultuous period following Abraham's assassination.

For all the talk of the Civil War's pitting brother against brother, no book has told fully the story of one family ravaged by that conflict. And no family better illustrates the personal toll the war took than Lincolns own. Mary Todd Lincoln was one of fourteen siblings who were split between the Confederacy and the Union. Three of her brothers fought, and two died, for the South. Several Todds - including Mary herself - bedeviled Lincolns administration...

The story of Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War years. It recreates the climate of a country divided against itself as the President struggled to guide the nation and confront his family tragedies

An easy-to-read biography of Mary Todd Lincoln, wife of the sixteenth president of the United States.

A six part program which examines the Lincolns' family life and marriage, Abraham Lincoln's presidency, and the Civil War era.

The Trial of Mary Todd Lincoln, first published in 1959, is the dramatic account of the insanity trial Mary Todd Lincoln. In 1875, Robert Todd Lincoln, son of the late President Abraham Lincoln, petitioned a Chicago court to commit his mother to an asylum on charges of insanity. He was increasingly disturbed by what he viewed as his mother's erratic behavior. The court ruled Mrs. Lincoln insane and committed her to a private mental hospital in Batavia,...