Mrs. Lincoln and Mrs. Keckly: The Remarkable Story of the Friendship Between a First Lady and a Former Slave
6 best books like Mrs. Lincoln and Mrs. Keckly: The Remarkable Story of the Friendship Between a First Lady and a Former Slave (Jennifer Fleischner): Blackout, The British Are Coming: The War for America, Lexington to Princeton, 1775-1777, Safekeeping, Lincoln: A Life of Purpose and Power, Behind the Scenes: Or, Thirty Years a Slave, and Four Years in the White House, Juliet the Maniac
| Author | Connie Willis |
| ISBN | 0553803190 |
Oxford in 2060 is a chaotic place, with scores of time-traveling historians being sent into the past. Michael Davies is prepping to go to Pearl Harbor. Merope Ward is coping with a bunch of bratty 1940 evacuees and trying to talk her thesis adviser into letting her go to VE-Day. Polly Churchill’s next...
The British Are Coming: The War for America, Lexington to Princeton, 1775-1777
| Author | Rick Atkinson |
| ISBN | 1627790438 |
In the initial volume of the Revolution Trilogy Rick Atkinson recounts the first twenty-one months of America’s violent war for independence. From the battles at Lexington and Concord in spring 1775 to those at Trenton and Princeton in winter 1777, American militiamen and then the ragged Continental...
| Author | Karen Hesse |
| ISBN | 1250011345 |
Radley just wants to get home to her parents in Vermont. While she was volunteering abroad, the American People's Party took power; the new president was assassinated; and the government cracked down on citizens. Travel restrictions are worse than ever, and when her plane finally lands in New Hampshire,...
Lincoln: A Life of Purpose and Power
| Author | Richard J. Carwardine |
| ISBN | 1400044561 |
An original and deeply insightful biography of Abraham Lincoln, already awarded the prestigious Lincoln Prize.
As a defender of national unity, a leader in war, and the emancipator of slaves, Abraham Lincoln lays ample claim to being the greatest of our presidents. But the story of his rise...
Behind the Scenes: Or, Thirty Years a Slave, and Four Years in the White House
| Author | Elizabeth Keckley |
| ISBN | 0195060849 |
Part slave narrative, part memoir, and part sentimental fiction Behind the Scenes depicts Elizabeth Keckley's years as a slave and subsequent four years in Abraham Lincoln's White House during the Civil War. Through the eyes of this black woman, we see a wide range of historical figures and events...
| Author | Juliet Escoria |
| ISBN | 1612197590 |
A shockingly dark, funny, and heartbreaking portrait of a young teenager's clash with mental illness and her battle toward understanding and recovery
Ambitious, talented 14-year-old honors student Juliet is poised for success at her Southern California high school. However, she soon...
