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Behind the Scenes, or, Thirty Years a Slave, and Four Years in the White House Elizabeth Keckley New edition
Behind the Scenes, or, Thirty Years a Slave, and Four Years in the White House
Elizabeth Keckley
Presents the life story of Elizabeth Keckley, a shrewd entrepreneur who, while enslaved, raised enough money to purchase freedom for herself and her son. Keckley moved to Washington, D. C., where she worked as a seamstress and dressmaker for the wives of influential politicians. She eventually became a close confidante of Mary Todd Lincoln.
164 pages, black & white halftones, frontispiece, figures
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | September 1, 2011 |
| ISBN13 | 9780807869635 |
| Publishers | The University of North Carolina Press |
| Pages | 164 |
| Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 15 mm · 217 g |
| Language | English |
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