“Shattered Dreams The Story of Mary Todd Lincoln”
I checked out a book about Abraham Lincoln and grabbed this one as well, good thing because the one about him I just couldn’t get into. Who doesn’t know that he was a great President? What I did not know was how disliked his wife was. Their family suffered one tragedy after another, especially in the loss of their sons, each separately. Mary Todd was self centered and materialistic, while her husband was described as a kid friendly person, who didn’t have many needs in life, but often was very melancholy. Perhaps that was due the life he led and how quickly it aged him.
I read the book fairly quick due to the short length but also the interest.
I checked out a book about Abraham Lincoln and grabbed this one as well, good thing because the one about him I just couldn’t get into. Who doesn’t know that he was a great President? What I did not know was how disliked his wife was. Their family suffered one tragedy after another, especially in the loss of their sons, each separately. Mary Todd was self centered and materialistic, while her husband was described as a kid friendly person, who didn’t have many needs in life, but often was very melancholy. Perhaps that was due the life he led and how quickly it aged him.
I read the book fairly quick due to the short length but also the interest.
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