The Resource Mrs. Lincoln's dressmaker, Jennifer Chiaverini
Mrs. Lincoln's dressmaker, Jennifer Chiaverini
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- Summary
- Elizabeth Keckley gained her professional reputation in Washington, DC, making expertly fashioned dresses for the city's elite. In March 1861, Mrs. Lincoln chose her from among numerous applicants to be her personal "modiste," responsible for creating the First Lady's beautiful gowns and dressing her for important occasions. In this role, Elizabeth Keckley was quickly drawn into the intimate life of the Lincoln family, a witness to events within the private quarters of the White House. Keckley supported the First Lady through years of war, political strife, and devastating personal losses, even as she endured heartbreaking tragedies of her own
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- Large print ed.
- Extent
- 635 pages (large print)
- Isbn
- 9781410455420
- Label
- Mrs. Lincoln's dressmaker
- Title
- Mrs. Lincoln's dressmaker
- Statement of responsibility
- Jennifer Chiaverini
- Title variation
- Mrs. Lincolns dressmaker
- Subject
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- trueFemale friendship
- Female friendship -- Fiction
- trueFreed slaves
- trueGentle reads
- trueHistorical fiction
- Historical fiction
- trueInterracial friendship
- Keckley, Elizabeth, approximately 1818-1907 -- Fiction
- trueKeckley, Elizabeth, ca. 1818-1907
- Large type books
- trueLincoln, Mary Todd, 1818-1882
- Lincoln, Mary Todd, 1818-1882 -- Fiction
- Presidents' spouses -- Fiction
- truePresidents' spouses -- United States
- Presidents' spouses -- United States -- Fiction
- trueRacism
- trueWashington, D. C
- trueUnited States -- History -- 19th century
- Women dressmakers -- Fiction
- true19th century -- 1801 -- 1900
- trueAfrican American women
- trueDressmakers
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Elizabeth Keckley gained her professional reputation in Washington, DC, making expertly fashioned dresses for the city's elite. In March 1861, Mrs. Lincoln chose her from among numerous applicants to be her personal "modiste," responsible for creating the First Lady's beautiful gowns and dressing her for important occasions. In this role, Elizabeth Keckley was quickly drawn into the intimate life of the Lincoln family, a witness to events within the private quarters of the White House. Keckley supported the First Lady through years of war, political strife, and devastating personal losses, even as she endured heartbreaking tragedies of her own
- Summary
- Presents a fictionalized account of the friendship between Mary Todd Lincoln and her dressmaker Elizabeth Keckley, a former slave
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10165934
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Chiaverini, Jennifer
- Dewey number
- 813/.54
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PS3553.H473
- LC item number
- M77 2013b
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- Series statement
- Thorndike Press large print basic
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Keckley, Elizabeth
- Lincoln, Mary Todd
- Presidents' spouses
- Women dressmakers
- Female friendship
- Presidents' spouses
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- Mrs. Lincoln's dressmaker, Jennifer Chiaverini
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 19928238
- Dimensions
- 23 cm.
- Edition
- Large print ed.
- Extent
- 635 pages (large print)
- Form of item
- large print
- Isbn
- 9781410455420
- Lccn
- 2012045003
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- System control number
- (DLC)BK0012450152
- Label
- Mrs. Lincoln's dressmaker, Jennifer Chiaverini
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 19928238
- Dimensions
- 23 cm.
- Edition
- Large print ed.
- Extent
- 635 pages (large print)
- Form of item
- large print
- Isbn
- 9781410455420
- Lccn
- 2012045003
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- System control number
- (DLC)BK0012450152
Subject
- trueFemale friendship
- Female friendship -- Fiction
- trueFreed slaves
- trueGentle reads
- trueHistorical fiction
- Historical fiction
- trueInterracial friendship
- Keckley, Elizabeth, approximately 1818-1907 -- Fiction
- trueKeckley, Elizabeth, ca. 1818-1907
- Large type books
- trueLincoln, Mary Todd, 1818-1882
- Lincoln, Mary Todd, 1818-1882 -- Fiction
- Presidents' spouses -- Fiction
- truePresidents' spouses -- United States
- Presidents' spouses -- United States -- Fiction
- trueRacism
- trueWashington, D. C
- trueUnited States -- History -- 19th century
- Women dressmakers -- Fiction
- true19th century -- 1801 -- 1900
- trueAfrican American women
- trueDressmakers
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