Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker / Jennifer Chiaverini / 353 pages

Historical fiction that brings to life what it was like in the White House after Lincoln's election and during the Civil War.  The primary character is Elizabeth Keckley, a skilled seamstress who bought her freedom and serves as the dressmaker to the elite of Washington including Mary Todd Lincoln.  The story is the relationship of the two women set in the events of the Civil War.  A good story with insight into the time period and the personality of the tragic Mary Todd Lincoln.