In the bicentennial year of Lincoln's birth, here is the one indispensable book that provides all you need to know about our most revered president...
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Feb 26, 2010
No Remorse
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*John Bradford lent a female slave named Ruth Burns (indentured) to the lincolns, but he never owned any slaves. They did hire servants for low wages.
"The Illinois Supreme Court had ruled that indentured servants could be bought, sold, inherited, or otherwise alienated like other forms of property."
"The Lincolns paid so little to their servant that she might as well have been a slave."
*Thomas Jefferson was a slaveholder who fathered childre More...
"The Illinois Supreme Court had ruled that indentured servants could be bought, sold, inherited, or otherwise alienated like other forms of property."
"The Lincolns paid so little to their servant that she might as well have been a slave."
*Thomas Jefferson was a slaveholder who fathered childre More...
Jul 20, 2009
Jennifer
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An excellent, meticulously researched book full of all the Lincoln information you need to have a well rounded knowledge of the man. De-bunks many of the myths that surround the 16th president and gives an honest, not always perfect, picture of who he really was. As to did he own slaves, figure it out yourself. Here's a hint, Indiana and Illinois were never slave states. Hmmmmmmmmmmmm...........
Feb 21, 2010
Michelle
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his is a nice bullet point read that is more a refresher if you've ever read more than a couple histories on Abe! I was also curious to see what people tend to ask. This is not, by any means, a comprehensive view, but the writer -- Gerald Prokopowicz -- seems amiable enough. I got it because I was reading my Kindle when a show came on the History Channel about how long it too Lincoln's body to finally be safe and at rest. People wanted to steal the body, he was occasionally hidden on the basemen
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Jul 11, 2010
Craig
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Nothing earthshakingly new in here, but some good information that could translate well into the classroom, especially an interpretation of Lincoln's views on slavery using his speeches.
Aug 10, 2011
Really enjoyable way to learn about Lincoln, with lots of references to great books for more information
Jan 11, 2011
Janis
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Written in Q&A format and chockfull of fascinating facts -- a friendly tone combined with good scholarship.
Apr 16, 2008
Kelly
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Tribune columnist Eric Zorn recommends. Great book! Not a scholarly biography by any means, but rather a collection of the most commonly asked questions about Lincoln from a Lincoln scholar and former Lincoln museum historian. The author did a particularly good job with the two current questions of popular interest -- was Lincoln an atheist? Was Lincoln gay? Presented in a Q&A format.
Feb 05, 2011
Anna
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I liked the Q&A style of the book, it was informative and gave just enough information to be interesting but not overwhelming. The "additional suggested reading" sections were a great resource for parts I was more interested in.
Mar 19, 2008
Chana
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Virtually any question you may have about Lincoln is answered here, as well as many questions you might not even think to ask. Highly recommended.
Feb 21, 2010
Jose
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Good starter if you haven't read anything on lincoln. Lincoln is not gay, and didn't own slaves....Audio book version
Feb 07, 2008
Just beginning... Author is the host of a brilliant podcast show called Civil War Talk Radio.
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