Abraham Lincoln: The Man Behind the Myths“There is no better introduction to current thinking about Lincoln and his place in history.” —Newsday 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. |
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... fact are we to make of Sandburg's immensely popular biography ? Was Lincoln a lifelong white supremacist , as many blacks and whites contend today ? Did the Emancipation Proclamation free any blacks ? Did Lincoln steal the glory of self ...
... facts here that are also found in With Malice Toward None and in a couple of essays in my book , Our Fiery Trial ... fact , the last couple of decades have witnessed a veritable renaissance of Lincoln scholarship . Modern specialists ...
... fact . As a consequence , Hern- don's Lincoln : The True Story of a Great Life , which came out in 1889 , brimmed with gossip , hearsay , and legend , all mixed in with Herndon's own authentic observations of Lincoln in their law office ...
... fact and sound documentation did not impede the poet in his search . " He suggests , " as one critic said , " a bard sitting before a rude fireplace , chanting his hero tale with a poet's repetitions and refrains . " As The Prairie ...
... fact , there runs the story of " the Strong Man who arose in his might and delivered an edict , spoke a few words fitly chosen , and thereupon the shack- les and chains fell from the arms and ankles of men , women , and children born to ...
Contents
ManyMooded | 31 |
All Conquering Mind | 45 |
Mr Lincoln | 51 |
The Beacon Light of Liberty | 57 |
This Vast Moral Evil | 65 |
My Dissatisfied Fellow Countrymen | 75 |
The Central Idea | 89 |
The Man of Our Redemption | 111 |
Final | 149 |
Aftermath | 164 |
Acknowledgments | 189 |
Index | 215 |