On the night of President Lincoln's assassination, his frantic wife, Mary, calls for her best friend and confidante, Elizabeth Keckley. But the woman is mistakenly kept from her side by guards who were unaware of Mary Todd Lincoln's close friendship with the black seamstress. With vivid detail and emotional power, Ann Rinaldi delves into the childhoods of two fascinating women who became devoted friends amid the turbulent times of the Lincoln administration.
- ISBN13 9780152063986
- Publish Date 1 November 2008 (first published 1 January 2007)
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Out of Print 22 September 2010
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Harcourt Children's Books
- Format Paperback
- Pages 256
- Language English