Bibliograph

Lincoln legends, myths, hoaxes, and confabulations associated with our greatest president, Edward Steers Jr. ; with an introduction by Harold Holzer

Type

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Lincoln legends, myths, hoaxes, and confabulations associated with our greatest president, Edward Steers Jr. ; with an introduction by Harold Holzer

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-254) and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Lincoln legends

Nature of contents

dictionariesbibliography

Oclc number

173611169

Responsibility statement

Edward Steers Jr. ; with an introduction by Harold Holzer

Sub title

myths, hoaxes, and confabulations associated with our greatest president

Summary

The folklore surrounding history's towering figures often overshadows actual scholarship, both in terms of quantity and in terms of prevalence in the public consciousness. As one might expect with a revered national icon, nearly every facet of Abraham Lincoln's life has been subject to mythmaking as well as academic inquiry of widely varying quality and accuracy. In Lincoln Legends, noted historian and Lincoln expert Edward Steers Jr. carefully scrutinizes some of the most notorious tall tales and distorted ideas about America's sixteenth President

Table Of Contents

The birthplace cabin -- Lincoln's father -- Abe and Ann -- Ann Rutledge's resting place -- Was Lincoln baptized? -- The mole in the White House -- You can fool all of the people some of the time -- The world will little note -- The "lost" draft of the Gettysburg Address -- The gay Lincoln myth -- Noble American or deceptive doctor? -- The missing pages from Booth's diary -- Peanut John -- The man who never was

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