02957nam 2200697 a 450 991045493630332120211027182709.01-280-69747-497866136744320-8093-9069-80-585-09933-2(CKB)111004368576854(EBL)1354605(OCoLC)817089153(SSID)ssj0000179685(PQKBManifestationID)11184095(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000179685(PQKBWorkID)10138360(PQKB)10792929(SSID)ssj0001368188(PQKBManifestationID)12538110(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001368188(PQKBWorkID)11448608(PQKB)11191309(MiAaPQ)EBC1354605(OCoLC)42331052(MdBmJHUP)muse19442(Au-PeEL)EBL1354605(CaPaEBR)ebr10480825(CaONFJC)MIL367443(EXLCZ)9911100436857685419920924e19931986 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe insanity file[electronic resource] the case of Mary Todd Lincoln /Mark E. Neely, Jr., R. Gerald McMurtryPbk. ed.Carbondale Southern Illinois University Press19931 online resource (222 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8093-1311-1 0-8093-1895-4 Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-200) and index.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 CoverIn 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 thePresidents' spousesUnited StatesBiographyElectronic books.Presidents' spouses973.7/092BNeely Mark E.Jr.1042562McMurtry R. Gerald(Robert Gerald),1906-1988.1042563MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910454936303321The insanity file2466903UNINA