Behind the Scenes
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- or, Thirty years a slave, and Four Years in the White House
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1. BEHIND THE SCENES.2. ELIZABETH KECKLEY,3. THIRTY YEARS A SLAVE, AND FOUR YEARS IN THE WHITE HOUSE.4. PREFACE5. CHAPTER I WHERE I WAS BORN6. CHAPTER II GIRLHOOD AND ITS SORROWS7. CHAPTER III HOW I GAINED MY FREEDOM8. CHAPTER IV IN THE FAMILY OF SENATOR JEFFERSON DAVIS9. CHAPTER V MY INTRODUCTION TO MRS. LINCOLN10. CHAPTER VI WILLIE LINCOLN'S DEATH-BED11. CHAPTER VII WASHINGTON IN 1862-312. CHAPTER VIII CANDID OPINIONS13. CHAPTER IX BEHIND THE SCENES14. CHAPTER X THE SECOND INAUGURATION15. CHAPTER XI THE ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT LINCOLN16. CHAPTER XII MRS. LINCOLN LEAVES THE WHITE HOUSE17. CHAPTER XIII THE ORIGIN OF THE RIVALRY BETWEEN MR. DOUGLAS AND MR. LINCOLN18. CHAPTER XIV OLD FRIENDS19. CHAPTER XV THE SECRET HISTORY OF MRS. LINCOLN'S WARDROBE IN NEW YORK20. LETTERS FROM MRS. LINCOLN TO MRS. KECKLEY.