Mrs Keckly Sends Her RegardsXulon Press, 2007 - 236 pages Elizabeth Keckly was one of the more remarkable Americans of the 19th Century. Born as a slave, gifted as a dressmaker and entrepreneur, she purchased her freedom as the Civil War was about to begin. Moving to Washington, she became one of the city's pre-eminent dressmakers. When Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln settled in the White House in 1861, Mary Todd chose Mrs Keckly as her primary dressmaker. Elizabeth soon became a dear friend of both Lincolns. Mrs Keckly Sends Her Regards is a story of the 40 days preceding President Lincoln's assassination and of the days following, when friendship and faith and secrets were tested by events. It is a story of the profound love Elizabeth Keckly had for both Lincolns, a love that sought to hear and heal the hurts of each as two wars - in the nation and in the White House - drew to an end. Tim Jorgenson, the author of Mrs Keckly Sends Her Regards, lives with his wife and two daughters in the Midwest, where he works as a consultant and works even harder at being a father and writer. His play Bonhoeffer, published by Xulon Press (ISBN-13 978-1591603436), was first performed by the Acacia Theatre in Milwaukee in 2004. |
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Contents
Section 1 | vii |
Section 2 | 9 |
Section 3 | 19 |
Section 4 | 29 |
Section 5 | 39 |
Section 6 | 47 |
Section 7 | 57 |
Section 8 | 65 |
Section 15 | 141 |
Section 16 | 149 |
Section 17 | 159 |
Section 18 | 167 |
Section 19 | 173 |
Section 20 | 179 |
Section 21 | 189 |
Section 22 | 199 |
Section 9 | 77 |
Section 10 | 87 |
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Section 12 | 111 |
Section 13 | 121 |
Section 14 | 131 |
Section 23 | 209 |
Section 24 | 217 |
Section 25 | 221 |
Section 26 | 227 |
Section 27 | 233 |
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