Behind the Scenes: Or, Thirty Years a Slave, and Four Years in the White House by Elizabeth Keckley

Behind the Scenes: Or, Thirty Years a Slave, and Four Years in the White House

Elizabeth Keckley

404 pages first pub 1868 (editions)

nonfiction biography history memoir informative medium-paced
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Part slave narrative, part memoir, and part sentimental fiction, Behind the Scenes depicts Elizabeth Keckley's years as a slave and subsequent four years in Abraham Lincoln's White House during the Civil War. As public drama privately experienced,...

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informative 77%
reflective 50%
challenging 27%
emotional 27%
inspiring 22%
hopeful 16%
dark 11%
sad 11%
adventurous 5%
tense 5%

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slow 15%
fast 5%

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