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Laura Keene - A Biography - Gene C - 01-28-2017 08:22 PM
My interest is in other areas, but I'm sure someone out there in 'Lincoln Discussion Symposium Land' might be interested in this.
https://www.amazon.com/Laura-Keene-Biography-Ben-Henneke/dp/0933031319/ref=sr_1_742?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1485652107&sr=1-742&keywords=lincoln+biography
"Although the author, a former president of the University of Tulsa, imaginatively interpolates much of his subject's personal life, this biography offers a meticulously detailed view of mid-19th-century American theater. Illustrations."
A good used copy can be purchase for $0.01 to $0.25
(or more)
RE: Laura Keene - A Biography - LincolnMan - 01-29-2017 07:11 AM
The description on Amazon sounds pretty good.
RE: Laura Keene - A Biography - L Verge - 01-29-2017 12:49 PM
Dr. Henneke was a member of the Surratt Society for years, and we likewise sold this book in our gift shop for years. I believe that I am correct in saying that he was one of the first to write on Ms. Keene. I have to admit that I only skimmed the book way back when, so Tom Bogar would be a better person to critique the work. However, I was impressed with it at the time.
RE: Laura Keene - A Biography - Tom Bogar - 01-29-2017 05:45 PM
Gene, my copy of the Henneke book was quite helpful in researching and writing. There are a few gaps and generalizations that are partly remedied by the (more subjective) earlier John Cheahan book (also worth getting a copy of). I was fortunate to be granted access to Dr. Henneke's papers in Tulsa shortly before his death, and there were boxes and boxes of info (and a mint carte de visite of JWB just lying loose in one!) that seemed to be anecdotal material that he wasn't able to fit into the book. So, bottom line: the Henneke bio is a good investment at any reasonable price.