Bibliography: Lincoln, Mary
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TitleAuthorYearPublisher/PublicationNotes
1875 2000American Heritage May/June 2000Article on the public airing and legal trials regarding Mary Todd Lincoln’s sanity.
8 Letters by Lincoln's Widow Come to LightWood, Percy1960Chicago Tribune 7 February 1960 
* Abraham & Mary Todd LincolnBassett, Margaret Byrd1973New York: Crowell 
Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House DividedHolden, Charles F.2004Film and History May 2004Review of a documentary film arguing that the Lincoln’s arrived in the White House as partners, but were pushed apart by personal tragedy and the onset of the Civil War.
Abraham and Mary Todd LincolnAshby, Ruth2005Strongsville, OH: World Almanac LibraryIn the series “Presidents and First Ladies,” suitable for kindergarten through 8th grade
* Abraham LincolnBurke, Rick2002Chicago: Heinemann Library 
Abraham Lincoln and Ann RutledgeSimon, John Y.1990Journal of the Abraham Lincoln Association 11 (1990) 
Abraham Lincoln and That Fatal First of JanuaryWilson, Douglas L.1992Civil War History June 1992Reinterpretation of courtship by Lincoln scholar suggests that Lincoln was actually attracted to Matilda Edwards before becoming engaged to Mary Todd.
Abraham Lincoln Letter to Mrs. Lincoln, April 16, 1846, owned by Oliver R. Barrett 1928Collier’s Weekly 11 February 1928 
Abraham Lincoln, Mary Todd LincolnHolzer, Harold1984Richmond: United States Historical Society 
Abraham Lincoln’s WidowIngersoll, Mrs. H. C.1875Springfield (Massachusetts) Republican 7 June 1875 
Acts of Remembrance: Mary Todd Lincoln and Her Husband’s MemoryBach, Jennifer L.2004Journal of the Abraham Lincoln Association 25.2 (Summer 2004) 
The Adventures of a Roving DiplomatistWikoff, Henry1857New York: W. P. FetridgeReporter who covered Mrs. Lincoln for the New York Herald.
All About Abe 2000People Weekly 8 May 2000Story about the annual convention of the Association of Lincoln Presenters, discussing impersonators of Mary and Abraham Lincoln.
‘All That I Know Ennobles Both’: Unraveling the Perspectives of William Henry Herndon on Mary Todd LincolnRiley, Suellen R.1998Knox College: unpublished B.A. thesisUndergraduate thesis from Knox College, Galesburg, Illinois.
American First LadiesWatson, Robert P., ed.2002Pasadena, CA: Salem Press 
* America’s First Families: An Inside View of 200 Years of Private Life in the White HouseAnthony, Carl Sferrazza2000New York: Touchstone 
America’s First Ladies: Ohio Library was Established in 1997 in Their HonorWadley, Carma2007Deseret Morning News (Salt Lake City) 19 February 2007Article celebrates the tenth anniversary of the National First Ladies Library and includes a quiz on the subject of First Ladies.
* America’s First Ladies: Their Uncommon Wisdom, from Martha Washington to Laura BushAdler, Bill2002Lanham, MD: Taylor Trade Publishers 
* America’s Most Influential First LadiesAnthony, Carl Sferrazza1992Minneapolis: Oliver Press 
An Analysis of the Dramaturgical Use of History in the Writing of Two Full Length Plays About Mary Todd Lincoln.Dumais, Alfred1978New York University: unpublished Ph.D. dissertation 
* Mary Lincoln Wife and Widow, 2 volsSandburg, Carl, and Paul M. Angle1932New York: Harcourt, Brace & Company“The Documents,” about half the book, constitute an important body of original material.
Another Assassination, Another Widow, Another Embattled BookWefer, Marion1967American Heritage 18.5 (1967)The story of how Elizabeth Keckley wrote her memoirs to raise money for Mrs. Lincoln, and why the effort failed.
April 14, 1865Phillips, Charles2005American History Magazine April 2005Article on the cessation of hostilities at the end of the Civil War includes information on Mrs. Lincoln’s plans for victory celebrations.
The Assassin's Accomplice: Mary Surratt and the Plot to Kill Abraham LincolnLarson, Kate Clifford2008New York: Basic BooksLarson, an historian, analyzes the role played by Confederate Mary Surratt, who ran the boarding house where the assassins met to plot Lincoln's murder.
Avoiding the Gilded PrisonEmerson, Jason2004American History Magazine 39.5 (December 2004)Biographical study of Robert Todd Lincoln includes information on his relationship with his mother, Mary Todd Lincoln.
* Behind the Scenes: Or, Thirty Years a Slave and Four Years in the White HouseKeckley, Elizabeth1988New York: Oxford University PressOriginally printed in 1868 by G.W. Carleton.
Behind the Scenes, or, Thirty Years a Slave and Four Years in the White HouseKeckley, Elizabeth2005New York: Penguin BooksEdited, with an introduction by, William L. Andrews.
The Body Politic and the Politics of Two Bodies: Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln in DeathLaderman, Gary1997Prospects 22 (1997) 
* By Square and Compasses: The Building of Lincoln’s Home and Its SagaTemple, Wayne Calhoun1984Bloomington: Ashlar Press 
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