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Behind the Scenes

by Elizabeth Keckley

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  1. 1Preface
  2. 2Chapter I — Where I Was Born
  3. 3Chapter II — Girlhood and Its Sorrows
  4. 4Chapter III — How I Gained My Freedom
  5. 5Chapter IV — In the Family of Senator Jefferson Davis
  6. 6Chapter V — My Introduction to Mrs. Lincoln
  7. 7Chapter VI — Willie Lincoln’s Death-Bed
  8. 8Chapter VII — Washington in 1862-3
  9. 9Chapter VIII — Candid Opinions
  10. 10Chapter IX — Behind the Scenes
  11. 11Chapter X — The Second Inauguration
  12. 12Chapter XI — The Assassination of President Lincoln
  13. 13Chapter XII — Mrs. Lincoln Leaves the White House
  14. 14Chapter XIII — The Origin of the Rivalry Between Mr. Douglas and Mr…
  15. 15Chapter XIV — Old Friends
  16. 16Chapter XV — The Secret History of Mrs. Lincoln’s Wardrobe in New York
  17. 17Appendix

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