Introduction / Frank J. Williams
There's something about Mary: Mary Lincoln and her siblings / Stephen Berry
Mary Lincoln, race, and slavery / Brian Dirck
Life at Eighth and Jackson / Richard Lawrence Miller
"An unladylike profession": Mary Lincoln's preparation for greatness / Kenneth J. Winkle
William H. Herndon and Mary Todd Lincoln / Douglas L. Wilson
"I am so fond of sightseeing": Mary Lincoln's travels up to 1865 / Wayne C. Temple
Fashion plate or trendsetter? / Donna McCreary
The reports of the Lincolns' political partnership have been greatly exaggerated / Michael Burkhimer
A psychiatrist looks at Mrs. Lincoln / James S. Brust
"I miss Bob, so much": Mary Lincoln's relationship with her oldest son / Jason Emerson
Mary Lincoln among the novelists: fictional interpretations of the First Lady / Richard W. Etulain
"I look too stern": Mary Lincoln and her image in the graphic arts / Harold Holzer
Epilogue: the compelling Mrs. Lincoln / Catherine Clinton.
The Mary Lincoln enigma : historians on America's most controversial First Lady. ISBN 9780809331246. Published by Southern Illinois University Press in 2012. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.