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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Jason EmersonPublisher: University of Illinois Press Imprint: University of Illinois Press Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 4.30cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.626kg ISBN: 9780252037078ISBN 10: 0252037073 Pages: 264 Publication Date: 20 August 2012 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviewsThis book is the first to capture and provide in one resource all of the documentation relevant to Mary Lincoln's long-controversial insanity trial and treatment. Jason Emerson distills the full body of evidentiary material into an easily accessible chronology. An essential reference for anyone interested in the subject. --Harold Holzer, author of Father Abraham: Lincoln and His Sons Mary Lincoln's Insanity Case makes a valuable contribution to the story of Mrs. Lincoln and her son Robert. This volume will enable scholars and students to write about Lincoln and his family with ever greater authority. --Michael Burlingame, author of Abraham Lincoln: A Life An impressive array of material, arranged chronologically, stemming from the insanity trial, including private correspondence, progress reports from Lincoln's attending physician at the Bellevue Place Sanitarium, newspaper articles, diaries, and interviews. This is an essential resource for anyone interested in the Lincoln family. --Register of the Kentucky Historical Society This book is the first to capture and provide in one resource all of the documentation relevant to Mary Lincoln's long-controversial insanity trial and treatment. Jason Emerson distils the full body of evidentiary material into an easily accessible chronology. An essential reference for anyone interested in the subject. Harold Holzer, author of Father Abraham: Lincoln and His Sons <p> This book is the first to capture and provide in one resource all of the documentation relevant to Mary Lincoln's long-controversial insanity trial and treatment. Jason Emerson distils the full body of evidentiary material into an easily accessible chronology. An essential reference for anyone interested in the subject. --Harold Holzer, author of Father Abraham: Lincoln and His Sons Author Information""Mr. Emerson pulls no punches, happily free to do so away from the strictures of academic political correctness and false orthodoxies, as well as distorting ideological hindsight. . . . the particular virtue of this volume is that it gives you the tools to make a really informed decision on the vexed topic and in so doing Mr. Emerson has rendered a great service.""--Washington Times Jason Emerson is an independent scholar living in Cazenovia, New York. He is the author of The Madness of Mary Lincoln, Lincoln the Inventor, and Giant in the Shadows: The Life of Robert T. Lincoln. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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