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Crowns of thorns and glory
Mary Todd Lincoln and Varina Howell Davis, the two first ladies of the Civil War
By Van der Heuvel, Gerry
- ISBN
- 978-0-52524-599-5
- Publisher
- New York : Dutton, c1988.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on July 1, 1988
This extremely readable dual biography is as gripping as any novel. Recounting the parallel lives of the only two women in American history to have served concurrently as "First Lady,'' it details how both reacted, from a feminine viewpoint, to t...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
