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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... the progress of human liberty in the world . He fought the Civil War with that uppermost in his mind , and I attempt to discuss all his momentous war measures - particularly emancipation - in terms of his vision and core of xii PRELUDE.
... measure of his presidency . Too , my narrative seeks to capture all the passion that bondage aroused in Lincoln and his entire generation . A final section attempts to clear away some of the popular misconceptions and elaborate ...
... measured best when it is down . " To a deep river , " writes Sandburg , " to a far country , to a by - and - by whence no man returns , had gone the child of Nancy Hanks and Tom Lincoln , the wilderness boy who found far lights and tall ...
... measure recorded in the history of guilty man , " and rebels every- where vowed to fight all the harder against the monster who had issued it . When Lincoln was assassinated , many southerners re- gretted the manner of his death ...
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 |