Behind the Scenes or, Thirty years a slave, and Four Years in the White House
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BEHIND THE SCENES.
BY
ELIZABETH KECKLEY,
THIRTY YEARS A SLAVE, AND FOUR YEARS IN THE WHITE HOUSE.
Contents
PREFACE
CHAPTER I
WHERE I WAS BORN
CHAPTER II
GIRLHOOD AND ITS SORROWS
CHAPTER III
HOW I GAINED MY FREEDOM
CHAPTER IV
IN THE FAMILY OF SENATOR JEFFERSON DAVIS
CHAPTER V
MY INTRODUCTION TO MRS. LINCOLN
CHAPTER VI
WILLIE LINCOLN'S DEATH-BED
CHAPTER VII
WASHINGTON IN 1862-3
CHAPTER VIII
CANDID OPINIONS
CHAPTER IX
BEHIND THE SCENES
CHAPTER X
THE SECOND INAUGURATION
CHAPTER XI
THE ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT LINCOLN
CHAPTER XII
MRS. LINCOLN LEAVES THE WHITE HOUSE
CHAPTER XIII
THE ORIGIN OF THE RIVALRY BETWEEN MR. DOUGLAS AND MR. LINCOLN
CHAPTER XIV
OLD FRIENDS
CHAPTER XV
THE SECRET HISTORY OF MRS. LINCOLN'S WARDROBE IN NEW YORK
APPENDIX
LETTERS FROM MRS. LINCOLN TO MRS. KECKLEY.
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