Includes bibliographical references (pages 158-176).
Contents
Backwoods boy -- Bluegrass girl -- The happiest stages of life -- Tumultuous times -- And the war came: Washington, 1861 -- This awful burden: Washington, 1862-63 -- With charity for all: Washington, 1864-65 -- Blind from weeping.
Summary
Though Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln's backgrounds differed considerably, both were intellectuals who shared interests in literature and politics, as well as a great love for each other.