Portrait of Mary Todd Lincoln from her courtship and marriage to Abraham Lincoln through the Civil War, personal tragedies, and later struggles.
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Portrait of Mary Todd Lincoln from her courtship and marriage to Abraham Lincoln through the Civil War, personal tragedies, and later struggles.
As a girl growing up in Kentucky, she lived a sheltered, privileged life filled with picnics and plantation balls. Vivacious, impulsive, and intoxicated by politics, she is a Todd of Lexington, an aristocratic family whose ancestors defeated the British. But no one knows her secret fears and anxieties. Although she is courted by the most eligible suitors in the land, including future senator Stephen Douglas, it is a gangly lawyer from Illinois who captures her heart. After a stormy courtship an...
will contain mild spoilers
Stormy courtship and marriage to Abraham Lincoln depicted
Civil War battles and Lincoln's assassination referenced
No profanity depicted
Mary's struggles with depression and addiction central
No LGBTQ+ representation present
No religious themes present
No magic or witchcraft depicted
No occult content depicted
Focus on 19th-century American politics and Lincoln's career
Depression and contested insanity trial portrayed
Slavery, child loss, war tragedies, and personal scandals
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