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Author Krisher, Trudy

Title Fanny Seward : a life / Trudy Krisher
Edition 1st ed
Published Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, 2015

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Description 1 online resource
Series New York State Series
New York State Series
Contents 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
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
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
Print version record
Subject Seward, Frances Adeline, 1844-1866.
Seward, William H. (William Henry), 1801-1872.
Seward family.
SUBJECT Seward family fast
Seward, Frances Adeline, 1844-1866 fast
Seward, William H. (William Henry), 1801-1872 fast
Subject Women -- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Biography
Young women -- Washington (D.C.) -- Biography
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical.
HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
HISTORY -- United States -- Civil War Period (1850-1877)
Women
Young women
SUBJECT Washington (D.C.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Biography
Subject United States
Washington (D.C.)
Genre/Form collective biographies.
Biographies
History
Biographies.
Biographies.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780815652953
081565295X