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Mary Lincoln is the First Lady everyone loves to hate. But without her, would Abe Lincoln even have been president in the first place? Theirs is a love story that contains many tragedies—and a key to how America became the country it is today.
Starring: Rita Wilson as Mary Lincoln and Timothy Olyphant as Abraham Lincoln. Also featuring Matt Gourley and Mike Sweeney.
Source List:
Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln, by Doris Kearns Goodwin
Miller Center, The University of Virginia, www.millercenter.org
The Lincolns: Portrait of a Marriage, by Daniel Mark Epstein
Mary Todd Lincoln: A Biography, by Jean H. Baker
“Lincoln’s Looks Never Hindered His Approach to Life or Politics,” by Susan Bell, USC News
“Mary Todd Lincoln, Patient at Bellevue Place, Batavia.” by Rodney A. Ross., Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society
“Acts of Remembrance: Mary Todd Lincoln and Her Husband’s Memory.” by Jennifer L. Bach, Journal of the Abraham Lincoln Association
“New Mary Lincoln Letter Discovered.” by Jason Emerson, Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society
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