age ~73
from Memphis, TN
Author
Mary Todd
ISBN #
0807854794
…In 1840, Lincoln became engaged to Mary Todd, who was from a wealthy slave-holding family in Lexington, Kentucky.[26] They met in Springfield, Illinois, in December 1839[27] and were engaged the following December.[28] A wedding set for January 1, 1841, was canceled when the two broke off th...
…and that of her son, and become a successful businesswoman in Washington, DC. Although this book provides valuable insight into the character and life of Mary Todd Lincoln, at the time the former First Lady (and much of the public and press) regarded it as a breach of friendship and confiden...