Fanny Seward: A Life (New York State Series)

Synopsis

This Well Researched Account Of Young Fanny Seward, Resident Of Upstate New York And Daughter Of Lincoln{u2019}s Right-hand Man In Washington, Dc, Brings A Human Perspective To Domestic Life In The Civil War Period. The Poignant Story Of Fanny From Childhood Through Early Adulthood Provides Rich Context To The Well-preserved Seward House In Auburn, New York.{u2014}deirdre Stam, Long Island University. 1. In The Shadow Of Death -- 2. From Innocence To Experience -- 3. Being A Seward -- 4. My Affinity -- 5. Almost President Seward -- 6. Washington Prepares For War -- 7. 1862: The Dismal Year -- 8. Two Emancipations -- 9. Turning Points -- 10. Loss And Consolation -- 11. The Work I Cannot Choose But Take -- 12. The Marriage Option -- 13. The Sewards On Women -- 14. Connections To Catastrophe -- 15. When This Cruel War Is Over -- 16. A Conspiracy Evolves -- 17. Prelude To The Night Of Horrors -- 18. Nothing Good About Good Friday -- 19. A Pretty Brave Little Girl Tonight -- 20. This Baptism Of Blood -- 21. Not Over Well. Trudy Krisher. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.