Addiction of Mary Todd Lincoln

Mary Todd Lincoln, wife of the president we have immortalized, has always been difficult for us to understand. She could appear poised and brilliant one moment yet rude and ugly the next. Sometimes competent and strong, able to entertain dignitaries from around the world, at other times she appeared dependent and weak. At times she seemed utterly beside herself with sobbing and screaming. Historians have mostly avoided saying very much about Mary Todd Lincoln except in reference to her husband, Abraham. To many it would seem that Mary Todd Lincoln is still an embarrassment in the tragic story of her martyred husband. But Mary Todd Lincoln lived her own tragic story even before Abraham was murdered. She was an addict, addicted to the opiates she needed for her migraine headaches.

Author: Anne E. Beidler
Publisher: Coffeetown Press
Published: 04/03/2009
Pages: 200
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.51d
ISBN13: 9781603810210
ISBN10: 1603810218
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States | Civil War Period (1850-1877)
- Biography & Autobiography | Presidents & Heads of State
- Biography & Autobiography | Women