This new examination of Mary Lincoln's mental illness covers her life from childhood to death and shows how a predisposition to psychiatric illness and a life full of mental and emotional trauma led to her commitment to an asylum in 1875. It also analyzes Mary's oldest son Robert, who had her committed in 1875, to give a new view of his motivation. The book is based on the discovery of Mary's "lost" insanity letters, for which historians have searched for eighty years, and utilizes vast amounts of unpublished primary ...
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This new examination of Mary Lincoln's mental illness covers her life from childhood to death and shows how a predisposition to psychiatric illness and a life full of mental and emotional trauma led to her commitment to an asylum in 1875. It also analyzes Mary's oldest son Robert, who had her committed in 1875, to give a new view of his motivation. The book is based on the discovery of Mary's "lost" insanity letters, for which historians have searched for eighty years, and utilizes vast amounts of unpublished primary materials as well as the consultation of psychiatric experts. The letters are included in an appendix.
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