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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... once fights William Grigsby and cries out ( as did Herndon's Lincoln ) , " I'm the big buck of this lick . " He lifts barefoot boys so they can leave muddy footprints on the ceiling of the Lincoln cabin . Later , as a New Salem clerk ...
... Bancroft , who had damned Lincoln during the war , made " scholarly , ring- ing tributes " to him in the funeral services in New York City . And the intemperate New York Herald , which had once denigrated ARCH VILLAIN 17.
... once denigrated Lincoln as " the great ghoul at Washington , " now referred to him as " Mr. Lincoln " and claimed that historians a " hundred years hence " would still be astounded at his greatness . The Lincoln - as - demon theme stuck ...
... once been ambivalent about Negro social and political rights , nevertheless admired the man and wrote sympathetically about his travail as President . They pointed out that Lincoln had always hated slavery , that his views of blacks ...
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 |