Abraham Lincoln: The Man Behind the Myths

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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\x26#8217;s unique exploration of America\x26#8217;s sixteenth president in reality and memory.
In this multifaceted portrait, Oates, \x26#8220;the most popular historical interpreter of Lincoln\x26#8221; (Gabor S. Boritt, New York Times Book Review), exposes the human side of the great and tragic president\x26#8212;including his depression, his difficulties with love, and his troubled and troubling attitudes about slavery\x26#8212;while also confronting the many legends that have arisen around \x26#8220;Honest Abe.\x26#8221; Oates throughout raises timely questions about what the Lincoln mythos reveals about the American people.


Review


"A powerful book."-- "Richmond Times-Dispatch"


"Here, in these pages, Lincoln is still alive." -- "Los Angeles Times"


"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"


"The standard one-volume biography of Lincoln."-- "Washington Post"


"There is a piece of Lincoln in us all. This book can help us find it."-- "William C. Davis, award-winning historian"


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


About the Author


Stephen B. Oates is the author of many books, including The Approaching Fury, With Malice Toward None: A Life of Abraham Lincoln, and Let the Trumpet Sound: A Life of Martin Luther King, Jr., the latter two books winning, respectively, the Christopher Award and the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Book Award. Oates was a consultant and ""talking head"" in Ken Burns's Civil War series on PBS, and is a recipient of the Nevins-Freeman Award of the Chicago Civil War Round Table for lifetime achievement in the field of Civil War studies.