A new perspective on Mary Todd Lincoln
May 19 will mark the 150th anniversary of Mary To…
May 16, 202528m 12s
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May 19 will mark the 150th anniversary of Mary Todd Lincoln, widow of the slain president, being declared legally insane and committed to an asylum outside Chicago. Historian Jason Emerson discusses his new book, "The Dark Days of Abraham Lincoln's Widow, As Revealed by Her Own Letters," published by Southern Illinois University Press.