EPISODE · Mar 27, 2019 · 5H 54M
Listen to Behind the Scenes, or, Thirty Years a Slave, and Four Years in the White House by Elizabeth Keckley
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#ads Get premium access to stream any unabridged audiobook by starting your free trial:https://mediabooks.space/il-3927/Title: Behind the Scenes, or, Thirty Years a Slave, and Four Years in the White House Author: Elizabeth Keckley Narrator: Melissa Summers Format: mp3 Length: 5 hrs and 54 mins Release date: 03-27-19 Ratings: 4 out of 5 stars, 19 ratings Genres: Historical Publisher's Summary: Behind the Scenes, or Thirty Years a Slave, and Four Years in the White House is the life story of Elizabeth Keckley, a shrewd entrepreneur who, while enslaved, raised enough money to purchase freedom for herself and her son. Working as a seamstress and dressmaker for the wives of influential politicians, Keckley helped organize an auction of dresses that belonged to Mary Todd Lincoln, the former first lady. The auction elicited strong criticism from the Washington elite.
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