Overview

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


ISBN-13

9780143039242

ISBN-10

0143039245

Weight

0.35 Pounds

Dimensions

5.09 x 0.53 x 7.75 In

List Price

$16.00

Edition

1st Edition

Format

-

Pages

192 pages

Publisher

Penguin Classics

Published On

2005-07-26



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