Fanny Seward: a life

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On April 14, 1865, the night of President Lincoln's assassination, Booth's conspirator Lewis Powell attempted to assassinate Secretary of State William Seward in his home just blocks from Ford's Theatre. The attack, which left Seward and his son seriously wounded, is recounted in poignant detail in Fanny Seward's diary. Fanny, the beloved only daughter of Seward, was a keen observer, and her diary entries from 1858 to 1866 are the foundation of Krisher's vivid portrait of the young girl who was…

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Full title :Fanny Seward : a life / Trudy Krisher.

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Publication Date:2014
Edition:1st edition

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Publisher(s):Syracuse University Press
Place of Publication:Syracuse, N.Y
Language:eng
Publication Date:2014

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780815610410, 0815610416
oclc:on1011803155
LC Classification:CT275.S43458
Dewey Decimal:975.3/02092

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Biographies History Jeunes femmes -- Biographies. -- Washin… Seward family Seward, Frances Adeline Seward, William H., (William Henry) United States United States -- Biography. -- History … Washington (D.C.) Washington (D.C.) -- Biographies. -- Hi… Washington (D.C.) -- Biography. -- Hist… Women Young women Young women -- Biography. -- Washington…