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Abraham Lincoln

Year

2021

Language

ENGLISH

Duration

7h 55m

Publication Information

Blackstone Publishing

Summary

An essential book for any student of Lincoln and American history, Abraham Lincoln: The Man behind the Myths is acclaimed Lincoln biographer Stephen B. Oates's unique exploration of America's sixteenth president in reality and memory. In this multifaceted portrait, Oates, "the most popular historical interpreter of Lincoln" (Gabor S. Boritt, New York Times Book Review), exposes the human side of the great and tragic president-including his depression, his difficulties with love, and his troubled and troubling attitudes about slavery-while also confronting the many legends that have arisen around "Honest Abe." Oates throughout raises timely questions about what the Lincoln mythos reveals about the American people. "The standard one-volume biography of Lincoln." "There is no better introduction to current thinking about Lincoln and his place in history." "Here, in these pages, Lincoln is still alive." "Oates re-creates the life and world of Abraham Lincoln with the skill of a master painter. He succeeds in portraying both the facts and myths of history as essential to our understanding it." "A powerful book." "There is a piece of Lincoln in us all. This book can help us find it."

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