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Abraham Lincoln
- Author
- Stephen B. Oates
- Narrator
- Milton Bagby
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date
- 13 March 2021
- Run Time
- 7 hours 55 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
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.
Critics Review
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“The standard one-volume biography of Lincoln.”
Washington Post
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“There is no better introduction to current thinking about Lincoln and his place in history.”
Newsday
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“Here, in these pages, Lincoln is still alive.”
Los Angeles Times
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“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
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“A powerful book.”
Richmond Times-Dispatch
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“There is a piece of Lincoln in us all. This book can help us find it.”
William C. Davis, award–winning historian
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Details
- Author
- Stephen B. Oates
- Narrator
- Milton Bagby
- Duration
- 7 hours 55 minutes
- Release Date
- 13 March 2021
- ISBN
- 9781665010085
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Genre
- Biography: historical, political and military, Political leaders and leadership, History of the Americas
Synopsis
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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