Behind the Scenes: Thirty Years a Slave and Four Years in the White House
True Story of a Black Woman Who Worked for Mrs. Lincoln and Mrs. DavisBy Elizabeth Keckley
Length6h 19m
About this audiobook
"Behind the Scenes" is both a slave narrative and a portrait of the First Family, especially Mary Todd Lincoln, and is considered controversial for breaking privacy about them. It was also her claim as a businesswoman to be part of the new mixed-race, middle-class that was visible among the leadership of the black community.
Elizabeth Hobbs Keckley (1818 – 1907) was a former slave who became a successful seamstress, civil activist, and author in Washington, DC. She was best known as the personal modiste and confidante of Mary Todd Lincoln, the First Lady. She created an independent business in the capital based on clients who were the wives of the government elite. Among them were Varina Davis, wife of Jefferson Davis; and Mary Anna Custis Lee, wife of Robert E. Lee.
Where I Was Born
Girlhood and Its Sorrows
How I Gained My Freedom
In the Family of Senator Jefferson Davis
My Introduction to Mrs. Lincoln
Willie Lincoln's Death-bed
Washington in 1862-3
Candid Opinions
Behind the Scenes
The Second Inauguration
The Assassination of President Lincoln
Mrs. Lincoln Leaves the White House
The Origin of the Rivalry Between Mr. Douglas and Mr. Lincoln
Old Friends
The Secret History of Mrs. Lincoln's Wardrobe in New York
Audiobook details
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GenreBiography and Memoir
Length6 hrs 19 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateFeb 5, 2018
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1PREFACE
2CHAPTER I WHERE I WAS BORN
3CHAPTER II GIRLHOOD AND ITS SORROWS
4CHAPTER III HOW I GAINED MY FREEDOM
5CHAPTER IV IN THE FAMILY OF SENATOR JEFFERSON DAVIS
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6CHAPTER V MY INTRODUCTION TO MRS. LINCOLN
7CHAPTER VI WILLIE LINCOLN'S DEATH-BED
8CHAPTER VII WASHINGTON IN 1862-3
9CHAPTER VIII CANDID OPINIONS
10CHAPTER IX BEHIND THE SCENES
11CHAPTER X THE SECOND INAUGURATION
12CHAPTER XI THE ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT LINCOLN
13CHAPTER XII MRS. LINCOLN LEAVES THE WHITE HOUSE
14CHAPTER XIII THE ORIGIN OF THE RIVALRY BETWEEN MR. DOUGLAS AND MR. LINCOLN
15CHAPTER XIV OLD FRIENDS
16CHAPTER XV THE SECRET HISTORY OF MRS. LINCOLN'S WARDROBE IN NEW YORK
17APPENDIX LETTERS FROM MRS. LINCOLN TO MRS. KECKLEY.
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