TY - BOOK AU - Burkhimer,Michael AU - Williams,Frank J. ED - Project Muse. TI - The Mary Lincoln enigma: historians on America's most controversial First Lady SN - 9780809331253 AV - E457.25.L55 M37 2012 U1 - 973.7092B 23 PY - 2012/// CY - Carbondale PB - Southern Illinois University Press KW - Lincoln, Abraham, KW - Lincoln, Mary Todd, KW - Presidents' spouses KW - United States KW - Biography KW - Electronic books. KW - local N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction / Frank J. Williams -- There's something about Mary: Mary Lincoln and her siblings / Stephen Berry -- Mary Lincoln, race, and slavery / Brian Dirck -- Life at Eighth and Jackson / Richard Lawrence Miller -- "An unladylike profession": Mary Lincoln's preparation for greatness / Kenneth J. Winkle -- William H. Herndon and Mary Todd Lincoln / Douglas L. Wilson -- "I am so fond of sightseeing": Mary Lincoln's travels up to 1865 / Wayne C. Temple -- Fashion plate or trendsetter? / Donna McCreary -- The reports of the Lincolns' political partnership have been greatly exaggerated / Michael Burkhimer -- A psychiatrist looks at Mrs. Lincoln / James S. Brust -- "I miss Bob, so much": Mary Lincoln's relationship with her oldest son / Jason Emerson -- Mary Lincoln among the novelists: fictional interpretations of the First Lady / Richard W. Etulain -- "I look too stern": Mary Lincoln and her image in the graphic arts / Harold Holzer -- Epilogue: the compelling Mrs. Lincoln / Catherine Clinton UR - https://muse.jhu.edu/books/9780809331253/ ER -