Fanny Seward: a life

by Krisher, Trudy

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Title Statements

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

Summary

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 an eyewitness to one of the most tumultuous periods in American history. Fanny offers intimate observations on the politicians, generals, and artists of the time. She tells of attending dinner parties, visiting troops, and going to the theater, often alongside President Abraham Lincoln and his wife Mary. Through Fanny's writings, Krisher not only skillfully brings to life the events and activities of a progressive political family but also illuminates the day-to-day drama of the war.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2015.
Edition:1st ed

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Syracuse University Press
Place of Publication:Syracuse, N.Y
Language:eng
Publication Date:2015.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780815652953, 081565295X
oclc:ocn899212291
LC Classification:CT275.S43458
Dewey Decimal:975.3/02092

Pages:1 to 25; Pages:26 to 50; Pages:51 to 75; Pages:76 to 100; Pages:101 to 125; Pages:126 to 150; Pages:151 to 175; Pages:176 to 200; Pages:201 to 225; Pages:226 to 250; Pages:251 to 275; Pages:276 to 300; Pages:301 to 325; Pages:326 to 330.

Subjects

Biographies BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical Biography: General collective biographies History HISTORY -- Civil War Period (1850-1877)… HISTORY -- State & Local -- United Stat… History & Archaeology Jeunes femmes -- Biographies. -- Washin… Seward family Seward, Frances Adeline Seward, William H., (William Henry) United States Washington (D.C.) Washington (D.C.) -- Biographies. -- Hi… Washington (D.C.) -- Biography. -- Hist… Women Women -- Biography. -- History -- Civil… Young women Young women -- Biography. -- Washington…