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Greenberg Publishes Review in New York Times

Greenberg Publishes Review in New York Times

Amy Greenberg, George Winfree Professor of American History, reviewed Michael Burlingame’s An American Marriage: The Untold Story Story of Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd, for The New York Times. Her review appeared in the June 3 edition of the TimesAn American Marriage was published this year by Simon and Schuster. In the book, Burlingame provocatively argues that Mary Todd was physically abusive toward Lincoln and was a corrupt First Lady, causing Lincoln to regret his marriage to her.

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