Mary Lincoln's Insanity Case

University of Illinois Press, 2012. 237pp. Trade paperback, VG, index, bibliography, a documentary history of Mary Lincoln's mental illness and insanity case, evenhandedly presenting every possible primary source on the subject to enable a clearer view of the facts. Beginning with documents from the immediate aftermath of her husband's assassination and ending with reminiscences by friends and family in the… Read more about this item

Urbana and Chicago: Univ. of Illinois Press, 2012. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. xx + 237 pp., footnotes, facsimiles, appendices, notes, bib., index. In 1875 Mary Lincoln was committed to an insane asylum by her son Robert. This book presents all the documents known to be involved in… Read more about this item

Paperback / softback. New. In 1875 Mary Lincoln, the widow of a revered president, was committed to an insane asylum by her son, Robert. The trial that preceded her internment was a subject of keen national interest. The focus of public attention since Abraham Lincoln's election in 1860, Mary Lincoln had attracted plentiful criticism and visible scorn from… Read more about this item