Behind the Scenes
Autor Elizabeth Keckleyen Limba Engleză Paperback – 26 iul 2005
Originally published in 1868—when it was attacked as an “indecent book” authored by a “traitorous eavesdropper”—Behind the Scenes is the story of Elizabeth Keckley, who began her life as a slave and became a privileged witness to the presidency of Abraham Lincoln. Keckley bought her freedom at the age of thirty-seven and set up a successful dressmaking business in Washington, D.C. She became modiste to Mary Todd Lincoln and in time her friend and confidante, a relationship that continued after Lincoln’s assassination. In documenting that friendship—often using the First Lady’s own letters—Behind the Scenes fuses the slave narrative with the political memoir. It remains extraordinary for its poignancy, candor, and historical perspective.
- First time in Penguin Classics
Preț: 83.23 lei
Puncte Express: 125
Preț estimativ în valută:
14.73€ • 17.17$ • 12.76£
14.73€ • 17.17$ • 12.76£
Carte disponibilă
Livrare economică 06-20 februarie
Preluare comenzi: 021 569.72.76
Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780143039242
ISBN-10: 0143039245
Pagini: 194
Dimensiuni: 129 x 197 x 12 mm
Greutate: 0.24 kg
Editura: Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10: 0143039245
Pagini: 194
Dimensiuni: 129 x 197 x 12 mm
Greutate: 0.24 kg
Editura: Penguin Publishing Group
Notă biografică
Elizabeth Hobbs Keckley (1818ߝ1907) was born a slave near Dinwiddie Court House, Virginia, and, after purchasing her freedom, became head of the Domestic Science Department at Wilberforce University in Ohio.
William L. Andrews is E. Maynard Adams Professor of English at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is the author of To Tell a Free Story and editor or coeditor of more than thirty books on African American literature.
William L. Andrews is E. Maynard Adams Professor of English at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is the author of To Tell a Free Story and editor or coeditor of more than thirty books on African American literature.
Descriere
Descriere de la o altă ediție sau format:
This fascinating autobiography describes one woman's life as a slave and subsequently her four years in Lincoln's White House during the Civil War. Through the eyes of this black woman, a seamstress and dressmaker who was only a few years removed from being a `slave for life', we see historical figures and events including the Lincolns in their private chambers and the return to Richmond after the fall of the Confederate capital.
This fascinating autobiography describes one woman's life as a slave and subsequently her four years in Lincoln's White House during the Civil War. Through the eyes of this black woman, a seamstress and dressmaker who was only a few years removed from being a `slave for life', we see historical figures and events including the Lincolns in their private chambers and the return to Richmond after the fall of the Confederate capital.
Recenzii
`Invaluable ... Elizabeth Keckley's memoir of her life as a White House dressmaker for Mary Todd Lincoln ... [is a] curious gem'New York Times Book Review