Jennifer Wright

Joined Atlas Obscura in 2019

Jennifer Wright is the author of various pop-history books including Get Well Soon: History's Worst Plagues and the Heroes That Fought Them and It Ended Badly: 13 of the Worst Break-Ups in History. She tweets at JenAshleyWright.

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Lincoln wrote to Mary Owens to break off their partnership before it even really heated up.

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A Breakup Tip From Abraham Lincoln: Just Tell Her Your Town Is Terrible

In letters to his accidental fiancée, the future president painted Springfield, Illinois, as a bummer.

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