{"product_id":"9780143039242","title":"Behind the Scenes","description":"Originally published in 1868—when it was attacked as an “indecent book” authored by a “traitorous eavesdropper”—\u003cb\u003eBehind the Scenes\u003c\/b\u003e is the story of Elizabeth Keckley, who began her life as a slave and became a privileged witness to the presidency of Abraham Lincoln. Keckley bought her freedom at the age of thirty-seven and set up a successful dressmaking business in Washington, D.C. She became modiste to Mary Todd Lincoln and in time her friend and confidante, a relationship that continued after Lincoln’s assassination. In documenting that friendship—often using the First Lady’s own letters—\u003cb\u003eBehind the Scenes\u003c\/b\u003e fuses the slave narrative with the political memoir. It remains extraordinary for its poignancy, candor, and historical perspective.\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst time in Penguin Classics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Elizabeth Keckley","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback Trade paperback (US)","offer_id":48035638051028,"sku":"9780143039242","price":22.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/9208\/files\/BNCImageAPI_0a361467-7563-4723-b193-752116ab5e24.jpg?v=1780365452","url":"https:\/\/penguinshop.ca\/products\/9780143039242","provider":"Penguin Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}