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Title: Interesting Read
Review: I read Behind the Scenes for a Lincoln institute that I attended this summer. The introduction took longer to get through than the book did! I thought it was amazing how the introduction discussed that many people really dismissed Keckley's account of what happened during the Lincoln years. I found her insights very interesting and personal, but I have to wonder about Keckley herself. If she was that close to Mary Lincoln (Keckley reports that she was the ONLY person Mary would see following the assassination of the president), why have I not heard of her before? She offers a fascinating insight into the sale of Mary Lincoln's personal wardrobe (which is so commonplace today that it barely registers), and how vilified she was in the press for even attempting such a thing. If you're interested in the Lincolns at all, or on the slave experience (albiet a really unusual slave experience), I would recommend Keckley's book.
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