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Autore |
Neely Mark E., Jr. |
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Titolo |
The insanity file [[electronic resource] ] : the case of Mary Todd Lincoln / / Mark E. Neely, Jr., R. Gerald McMurtry |
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Carbondale, : Southern Illinois University Press, 1993 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-69747-4 |
9786613674432 |
0-8093-9069-8 |
0-585-09933-2 |
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Edizione |
[Pbk. ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (222 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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McMurtryR. Gerald <1906-1988.> (Robert Gerald) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Presidents' spouses - United States |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-200) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front Cover; Frontispiece; Book Title; Copyright Page; Contents; Illustrations List; Foreword; Preface; 1. The Trial; 2. Commitment; Gallery 1; 3. Release; 4. The Experiment; 5. A New Trial; Gallery 2; 6. Conclusion; Appendix; Notes; Index; Author Bios; Back Cover |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In 1875 Robert Todd Lincoln caused his mother, Mary Todd Lincoln, to be committed to an insane asylum. Based on newly discovered manuscript materials, this book seeks to explain how and why.In these documents- marked by Robert Todd Lincoln as the ""MTL Insanity File""- exists the only definitive record of the tragic story of Mary Todd Lincoln' s insanity trial. The book that results from these letters and documents addresses several areas of controversy in the life of the widow of Abraham Lincoln: the extent of her illness, the fairness of her trial, and the |
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