Abraham Lincoln: The Man behind the Myths

by Stephen B. Oates, Milton Bagby (Read by)

Overview

Stephen B. Oates discerns the historical truth from the mythical legend that surrounds Lincoln in this original and fascinating portrait of America's sixteenth president.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781665010030
Publisher:	Blackstone Publishing
Publication date:	04/13/2021
Product dimensions:	5.20(w) x 5.70(h) x (d)

About the Author

Stephen B. Oates (1936-2021) was a professor emeritus of history at the University of Massachusetts–Amherst. His books include Let the Trumpet Sound: A Life of Martin Luther King, Jr. and With Malice Toward None: A Life of Abraham Lincoln. Oates has been awarded numerous honors, including a Guggenheim Fellowship, Robert F. Kennedy Book Award, and Nevins-Freeman Award of the Civil War Round Table of Chicago for lifetime achievement in the field of Civil War studies.

Editorial Reviews

Oates distills the historical truth from the mythical legend that surrounds Abraham Lincoln in this original and fascinating portrait of America's 16th president.

bn.com

Stephen B. Oates recreates the life and world of Lincoln with the skill of a master painter.

Christian Science Monitor

There is no better introduction to current thinking about Lincoln and his place in history.” — Newsday

“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.” — Christian Science Monitor

“There is a piece of Lincoln in us all. This book can help us find it.” — William C. Davis

"Oates is right: the time has come to demythologize Lincoln—to chip from his hallowed memory the crusts of rumor, fable, and nonsense." — Washington Post

"A powerful book." — Richmond Times-Dispatch

From the Publisher

There is no better introduction to current thinking about Lincoln and his place in history.

Newsday

There is a piece of Lincoln in us all. This book can help us find it.

William C. Davis

"A powerful book."

Richmond Times-Dispatch

"Oates is right: the time has come to demythologize Lincoln—to chip from his hallowed memory the crusts of rumor, fable, and nonsense."

Washington Post

"Oates is right: the time has come to demythologize Lincoln—to chip from his hallowed memory the crusts of rumor, fable, and nonsense."

Washington Post