Behind the Scenes : Or, Thirty Years a Slave, and Four Years in the White House
, by Keckley, Elizabeth; Andrews, William L.Note: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780143039242 | 0143039245
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 7/26/2005
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 ranging from the Lincolns in their private chambers to the return to Richmond after the fall of the Confederate capital.