Behind the Scenes, Or, Thirty Years a Slave, and Four Years in the White House by Elizabeth Keckley

Behind the Scenes, Or, Thirty Years a Slave, and Four Years in the White House

Elizabeth Keckley

164 pages first pub 1868 (editions)

nonfiction biography history memoir informative medium-paced
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Behind the Scenes is the life story of Elizabeth Keckley, a shrewd entrepreneur who, while enslaved, raised enough money to purchase freedom for herself and her son. Keckley moved to Washington, D.C., where she worked as a seamstress and dressmake...

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