Crowns of thorns and glory
Subtitle: Mary Todd Lincoln and Varina Howell Davis, the two first ladies of the Civil War
By: Gerry Van der Heuvel.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Dutton
Published: 1988
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 306
Subjects: Lincoln, Mary Todd, 1818-1882.; Davis, Varina, 1826-1906.; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Family.; Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889 -- Family.; Presidents' spouses -- United States -- Biography.; Presidents' spouses -- Confederate States of America -- Biography.; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Biography.
Description: Examines the lives and achievements of the two first ladies of the Civil War.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 291-297.
Includes index.