{"product_id":"behind-the-scenes","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":"Penguin Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48845526401229,"sku":"9780143039242","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/1529\/9533\/files\/imageloader_9057080c-4374-4792-bc1f-00fe5526e126.jpg?v=1792776629","url":"https:\/\/booksatmidnight.com\/products\/behind-the-scenes","provider":"Books At Midnight","version":"1.0","type":"link"}