Review: Filled in basic information
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 08 5, 2013
It was sad to read about Mary Todd Linicoln's life after her husband died, but it was good to know it wasn't as one-dimensional as it is usually protrayed.  The fact that she lived in Europe for years showed that she was self-sufficent and capable of raising her youngest son along.  The death of Tad at 18 or 19 was tragic.  I don't know how one woman survived such sorry.  She nursed three sons for weeks with terrible illness (easily curable with modern medicines) just to have each die in the end.  And then the oldest son betrayed her in such an underhanded way.I would have liked to know more about Mrs. Lincoln and her daughter-in-law's relationship.  I have to wonder if Robert's wife took a great dislike to Mrs. Lincoln (and perhaps vice-versa) and that was why Robert basically abandoned her.  Even if that were the case, it wouldn't lessen Robert's responsibility.