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Title: The Insanity File: The Case of Mary Todd Lincoln by R. Gerald McMurtry, Mark E., Jr. Neely ISBN: 0-8093-1895-4 Publisher: Southern Illinois Univ Pr (Trd) Pub. Date: February, 1993 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: M.T.L. -- eccentric or ill?
Comment: This book does not definitively answer the question whether the involuntary commitment of Mary Todd Lincoln subsequent to the assassination of her husband was just. It does portray Robert Todd Lincoln, the only surviving son of MTL, who initiated the proceedings, in a light more favorable than any previous biography to analyize the event.
As a person who works in the area of mental health law in the State of Illinois, I have found this book to be an invaluable resource in understanding the history of mental health law as it has evolved in this state. That said, there are instances in which legal terms are misused or misinterpreted by the authors, which leaves some question as to the authoriativeness of the opinions they express.
This is largely a work of history. As such, it animates the colorful characters involved in the insanity trial and the developments in the years prior. This is far more interesting any fiction I have read, and its historical basis makes it helpful in considering how we treat family members and the mentally ill today.
Rating: 5
Summary: A REAL EYE-OPENER
Comment: With patience, and believe me it's worth it, you will discover the basic truths regarding Mary Todd (her supposed insanity) and her relationship with her eldest and only surviving son Robert (who had her institutionalized). This is a fantastic story of not only the legal mindset of the day regarding medicine, pyschology and women, but a story of a family that deeply cared for each other yet found it nearly impossible to express that love. Based on a large packet of notes and letters hidden away by Robert Todd Lincoln in his Manchester, Vermont home and subsequently discovered by his grandson Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith in 1980, this is hands-down the most factual account you will find anywhere, well documented with footnotes and references galore. Alas, Beckwith (the last of the Lincolns) is dead, but his decision to allow publication of this very private material was based on the fact that if Robert had not want it to be known he would have burned the packet rather than hiding it away for future discovery. If you want more gossip about the Lincolns, this is not the book for you. If you want a clearer understanding of who this great lady Mary Todd and her son Robert Todd Lincoln were, this is the only place you'll find it.
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Title: Mary Todd Lincoln: A Biography by Jean H. Baker ISBN: 0393305864 Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company Pub. Date: April, 1989 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Mary Todd Lincoln: Her Life and Letters by Justin G. Turner ISBN: 0394466438 Publisher: Random House Pub. Date: September, 1972 List Price(USD): $17.50 |
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Title: Loving Mr. Lincoln: The Personal Diaries of Mary Todd Lincoln by M. Kay Dupont ISBN: 0961492759 Publisher: Communication Connection Pub. Date: 07 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.99 |
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Title: Mrs. Lincoln and Mrs. Keckly: The Remarkable Story of the Friendship Between a First Lady and a Former Slave by JENNIFER FLEISCHNER ISBN: 0767902580 Publisher: Broadway Pub. Date: 08 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $26.00 |
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Title: Behind the Scenes, Or, Thirty Years a Slave, and Four Years in the White House (Schomburg Library of Nineteenth-Century Black Women Writers) by Elizabeth Keckley, James Olney ISBN: 0195060849 Publisher: Oxford Press Pub. Date: December, 1989 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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