Today, Abraham Lincoln is a beloved American icon, widely considered to be our best president. It was not always so. Larry Tagg's The Unpopular Mr....
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Jul 17, 2009
James
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Our Abraham Lincoln is the Great Emancipator, the sure hand that guides America through the Civil War, struck down as we entered the promised land of peace. A wise and wonderful man of courage and strength, an eloquent voice that defines our better nature, a guide, a comfort in time of crises, and need. Our Abraham Lincoln “is a marble man, a mythic icon enshrined in a magnificent twenty-foot tall statue that looks down on visitors from beneath the dome of his Memorial, a Greek temple modeled
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May 29, 2010
Kris
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It was a fascinating read, but it turned tedious as Tagg keeps piling on all the nasty notes, speeches and articles on President Lincoln without giving the reader a break from the vile criticism.
Mar 19, 2011
Laurie
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Ready for great writing and an extremely intelligent approach of history, filled with detail after detail of politics, controversies and Abraham Lincoln?
Apr 02, 2010
Had not realized how incredibly unpopular, how HATED, Abraham Lincoln was in his time. This author depicts him as a man almost universally despised - yet he won a second term (just barely) during the war. This book illustrates how little politics and pundits have changed over the centuries.
Oct 01, 2009
Apzmarshl
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I won this hefty peice of beef on Goodreads.
While I was dying to dig in and rip through this read like every other book I pick up, I found that wasn't going to happen.
The book was obscenely informative with a fresh new perspective. It was intense and historical so it took me eons longer to read than a work of fiction. I felt myself wanting to reread or go through the book and take notes. You think you knew about Lincoln and then you find out you really didn't.
While I was dying to dig in and rip through this read like every other book I pick up, I found that wasn't going to happen.
The book was obscenely informative with a fresh new perspective. It was intense and historical so it took me eons longer to read than a work of fiction. I felt myself wanting to reread or go through the book and take notes. You think you knew about Lincoln and then you find out you really didn't.
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