Mrs. Lincoln and Mrs. Keckly

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I read this a couple of years ago. I liked the extensive coverage of Keckley's early life.

I will admit to not having read the book, even though we sell it in the gift shop. I have heard from others that it is the best on this particular subject, however. There is another more fictionalized account by Jennifer Chiavereni that is supposed to be pretty good also.

I can understand why the heavy emphasis on both women's early lives in order to set the stage for how they came to develop a strong friendship. Very few people even know the name "Keckly," and quite a few others know very little about Mary Todd before she became Mary Lincoln.