Crowns of Thorns and Glory

[Susan Higginbotham]

I found Crowns of Thorns and Glory, Mary Todd Lincoln and Varina Davis: The Two First Ladies of the Civil War by Gerry Van der Heuvel at our local library sale yesterday. Has anyone read it? I'm interested in the part about Varina Davis in particular, as I haven't seen much written about her as opposed to Mary. (Incidentally, Mary was well represented at the library sale with Ruth Rendall's book about her and her collected letters--I was volunteering and tried to keep them in a prominent position so someone would grab them.)

Also picked up Matthew Brady and His World by the Kunhardts, which is a lovely book (it includes a photograph of Mrs. Stephen Douglas which is a lot more attractive than the photograph commonly used in books), and another by Candace Fleming called The Lincolns: A Scrapbook Look at Abraham and Mary.