Behind the Scenes / or, Thirty years a slave, and Four Years in the White House

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ELIZABETH KECKLEY,

THIRTY YEARS A SLAVE, AND FOUR YEARS IN THE WHITE HOUSE.

Contents

PREFACE

WHERE I WAS BORN

GIRLHOOD AND ITS SORROWS

HOW I GAINED MY FREEDOM

IN THE FAMILY OF SENATOR JEFFERSON DAVIS

MY INTRODUCTION TO MRS. LINCOLN

WILLIE LINCOLN'S DEATH-BED

WASHINGTON IN 1862-3

CANDID OPINIONS

BEHIND THE SCENES

THE SECOND INAUGURATION

THE ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT LINCOLN

MRS. LINCOLN LEAVES THE WHITE HOUSE

THE ORIGIN OF THE RIVALRY BETWEEN MR. DOUGLAS AND MR. LINCOLN

OLD FRIENDS

THE SECRET HISTORY OF MRS. LINCOLN'S WARDROBE IN NEW YORK

LETTERS FROM MRS. LINCOLN TO MRS. KECKLEY.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

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