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The Insanity File
The Case of Mary Todd Lincoln"[This book] combines the discipline of historical writing with the forward march of a detective story. And it is painstakingly fair to both the pathetic Mary and the tortured Robert. Filled with confident insight and careful documentation, this book must already be considered as an essential addition to the Lincoln bookshelf." —Harold Holzer, ChicagoTribune "One of the saddest stories in the Lincoln family saga unfolds in detail for the first time in The Insanity File—the1875 jury trial to declare Mary Todd Lincoln insane and the role played in it by Robert Todd Lincoln, her firstborn and only surviving son."—Herbert Mitgang, New YorkTimes BookReview "Neely and McMurtry had to acquaint themselves with the principals in the case, study the judicial procedures and medical practices prevailing in the 1870s, piece together from here and there items of information relating to the trial, and trace historical controversies that have unfolded through the years. Their sensitive and thorough research has led them to the conclusion that Mrs. Lincoln was treated fairly, that human considerations and civil justice did not work to Mrs. Lincoln's disadvantage."—Myron A. Marty, St. Louis Post-Dispatch "A fair-minded, comprehensive account based on new documents. Unlike their predecessors, Neely and McMurtry have placed Mary Lincoln's trial within the legal, social, and medical context of the times. So viewed, what happened to Mary Lincoln was governed as much by procedures and collective attitudes as by personal motivations."—Jean Baker, American Historical Review
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Crazy Horse
A Life€ 18,50 -
Isabel Orleans-Braganca
The Brazilian Princess Who Freed the SlavesA biography of Isabel Orleans-Braganza, daughter of the last emperor of Brazil. It tells her story against the historic background of the role Isabel's own ancestors. Although hating politics, she became a skilled politician and determined abolitionist committed to peacefully ending slavery in the country that first introduced slavery to America.
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Custer
€ 21,95 -
From Classroom to White House
President Eisenhower, who was not always the best student, once wrote, "One cannot always read a man's future in the record of his younger days." Indeed, this review of the classroom experiences of presidents and first ladies from George and Martha Washington to Barack and Michelle Obama reveals that few made model students. Teachers reported that John F. Kennedy could "seldom locate his possessions," found George H.W. Bush "somewhat eccentric," and dubbed a sixth-grade Bill Clinton "a motormouth." In addition to chronicling the school days of these historic figures, this volume also relates their teaching experiences, the educational issues they addressed during their White House years, and intricacies of education at their time in history, providing an informative overview of American schooling over time.
€ 38,10 -
The Colonel and Little Missie
In this sweeping dual biography, McMurtry explores the lives, the legends, and above all the truth about two larger-than-life American figures: Buffalo Bill Cody and Annie Oakley.
€ 17,50 -
The Insanity File
In 1875 Robert Todd Lincoln caused his mother, Mary Todd Lincoln, to be committed to an insane asylum. Based on newly discovered manuscript materials, this book seeks to explain how and why.
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The Colonel and Little Missie
Buffalo Bill, Annie Oakley, and the Beginnings of Superstardom in America€ 43,95 -
The Colonel and Little Missie
Buffalo Bill, Annie Oakley, and the Beginnings of Superstardom in America€ 50,50