{"product_id":"other-than-that-mrs-lincoln-bill-j-burch-9781737805205","title":"Other Than That, Mrs. Lincoln","description":"\u003ci\u003eOther Than That, Mrs. Lincoln\u003c\/i\u003e is a work of historical fiction chronicling the strong, albeit unequal, friendship between Mary Todd Lincoln and Elizabeth Keckley, her black seamstress. The backdrop to their relationship, the White House, has never been livelier with pot parties, séances gone bad, receptions for little people, and cross-dressing actors.\u003cbr\u003e Elizabeth Keckley was a remarkable woman for any era. It seems a fabrication that a slave, working with only a needle and thread, could amass $1,200 and buy freedom for both her and her son. But her story is singular and true.\u003cbr\u003e Mary Todd Lincoln slowly crumbles under the emotional strain caused by the death of one son, the assassination of her husband, and a knee-buckling debt-load brought about by her compulsive spending. Elizabeth provides emotional ballast as Mary spirals from mercurial antics into full-blown madness.\u003cbr\u003e The novel is mostly faithful to the events and timelines of the Lincoln presidency, the notable exception being the events surrounding the death of Mr. Lincoln. After Andrew Johnson is sworn in as the new president, Lincoln's salary ceases and Mary faces destitution. Elizabeth alone has the solution.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bill J. Burch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1737805200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781737805205\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e March Hare, Ltd.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/15\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 260\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.59d","brand":"Bill J. Burch","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48800546652415,"sku":"9781737805205","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/other-than-that-mrs-lincoln-bill-j-burch-9781737805205","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}