Behind the Scenes, Or, Thirty Years a Slave, and Four Years in the White House

This fascinating autobiography describes one woman's life as a slave and subsequently her four years in Lincoln's White House during the Civil War. Through the eyes of this black woman, a seamstress and dressmaker who was only a few years removed from being a 'slave for life', we see historical figures and events including the Lincolns in their private chambers and the return to Richmond after the fall of the Confederate capital.Keckley, Elizabeth H. is the author of 'Behind the Scenes, Or, Thirty Years a Slave, and Four Years in the White House', published 1989 under ISBN 9780195060843 and ISBN 0195060849.