"A Keystone book." "LancasterHistory." Includes bibliographical references (pages 252-259) and index.
Contents:
James Buchanan's father slept here -- A girlhood in Gettysburg -- Coming of age -- Another name change -- Much more than a housekeeper -- Everyone's on the move -- The widow and the congressman -- Booze, politics, and the Underground Railroad -- Life, death, and marriage -- The war years -- "In health or in sickness" -- The battles after the war -- A companion lost -- "It was Mr. Dickey" -- Mrs. Smith goes to Washington -- Mrs. Smith versus the executors -- An elderly businesswoman -- "A noted woman gone" -- Those left behind -- A life well lived.
Summary:
"A biography of Lydia Hamilton Smith (1813-1884), a prominent African American businesswoman in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and the longtime housekeeper and life companion of the state's abolitionist congressman Thaddeus Stevens"-- Provided by publisher
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