Neely, Mark E. <br/><br/>
The insanity file :  the case of Mary Todd Lincoln / 
Mark E. Neely, Jr., R. Gerald McMurtry. 
 - Carbondale :  Southern Illinois University Press,  1993. 
 - 1 online resource (xiv, 203 pages) :  illustrations 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-200) and index. 
<br/><br/>Front Cover; Frontispiece; Book Title; Copyright Page; Contents; Illustrations List; Foreword; Preface; 1. The Trial; 2. Commitment; Gallery 1; 3. Release; 4. The Experiment; 5. A New Trial; Gallery 2; 6. Conclusion; Appendix; Notes; Index; Author Bios; Back Cover 
<br/><br/> In 1875 Robert Todd Lincoln caused his mother, Mary Todd Lincoln, to be committed to an insane asylum. Based on newly discovered manuscript materials, this book seeks to explain how and why.In these documents- marked by Robert Todd Lincoln as the ""MTL Insanity File""- exists the only definitive record of the tragic story of Mary Todd Lincoln' s insanity trial. The book that results from these letters and documents addresses several areas of controversy in the life of the widow of Abraham Lincoln: the extent of her illness, the fairness of her trial, and the. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0585099332 9780585099330 9780809318957 0809318954 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Lincoln, Mary Todd, 1818-1882 --Mental health.<br/>Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 --Family.<br/>Lincoln, Mary Todd, 1818-1882 <br/>Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. <br/>Lincoln, Mary Todd, 1818-1882. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Presidents' spouses--United States--Biography.<br/>Famous Persons.<br/>Mental Disorders--history.<br/>BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY--Historical.<br/>HISTORY.<br/>Families.<br/>Mental health.<br/>Presidents' spouses.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Biography.<br/>Electronic books.<br/>Biographies.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>E457.25.L55  / N44 1993eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>973.7/092  B