The Real Lincoln: A New Look at Abraham Lincoln, His Agenda, and an Unnecessary War

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Thomas J. Dilorenzo

The Real Lincoln

A New Look at Abraham Lincoln, His Agenda, and an Unnecessary War

Thomas J. Dilorenzo

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Random House USA Children's Books
15 November 2003

Biography: historical, political & military; History; History of the Americas; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900; Political leaders & leadership

A New Look at Abraham Lincoln, His Agenda, and an Unnecessary War

A New Look at Abraham Lincoln, His Agenda, and an Unnecessary War

Most Americans

consider Abraham Lincoln to be the greatest president in history. His legend as the

Great Emancipator has grown to mythic proportions as hundreds of books, a national

holiday, and a monument in Washington, D.C., extol his heroism and martyrdom. But

what if most everything you knew about Lincoln were false? What if, instead of an

American hero who sought to free the slaves, Lincoln were in fact a calculating politician

who waged the bloodiest war in american history in order to build an empire that

rivaled Great Britain's?

In The Real Lincoln, author Thomas J. DiLorenzo uncovers

a side of Lincoln not told in many history books--and overshadowed by the immense

Lincoln legend. Through extensive research and meticulous documentation, DiLorenzo

portrays the sixteenth president as a man who devoted his political career to revolutionizing

the American form of government from one that was very limited in scope and highly

decentralized-as the Founding Fathers intended-to a highly centralized, activist

state. Standing in his way, however, was the South, with its independent states,

its resistance to the national government, and its reliance on unfettered free trade.

To accomplish his goals, Lincoln subverted the Constitution, trampled states' rights,

and launched a devastating Civil War, whose wounds haunt us still. According to this

provacative book, 600,000 American soldiers did not die for the honorable cause of

ending slavery but for the dubious agenda of sacrificing the independence of the

states to the supremacy of the federal government, which has been tightening its

vise grip on our republic to this very day.

In The Real Lincoln, you will discover a side of Lincoln that

you were probably never taught in school-a side that calls into question the very

myths that surround him and helps explain the true origins of a bloody, and perhaps,

unnecessary war.

By: Thomas J. Dilorenzo
Imprint: Random House USA Children's Books
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 209mm, Width: 139mm, Spine: 21mm
Weight: 352g
ISBN: 9780761526469
ISBN 10: 0761526463
Pages: 368
Publication Date: 15 November 2003
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Thomas J. DiLorenzo is a professor of economics in the Sellinger School of Business and Management at Loyola college in Maryland. Specializing in economic history and political economy, he is the author of 11 books and over 70 articles in academic journals, and he is also widely published in such popular outlets as the Wall Street Journal, Reader's Digest, USA Today, National Review, Barron's, and numerous other national publications. He lives in Clarksville, Maryland. From the Hardcover edition.

Reviews for The Real Lincoln: A New Look at Abraham Lincoln, His Agenda, and an Unnecessary War

A devastating critique of America's most famous president. --Joseph Sobran, commentator and nationally syndicated columnist Today's federal government is considerably at odds with that envisioned by the framers of the Constitution. Thomas J. DiLorenzo gives an account of how this came about in <i>The Real Lincoln</i>. --Walter E. Williams, from the foreword A peacefully negotiated secession was the best way to handle all the problems facing America in 1860. A war of coercion was Lincoln's creation. It sometimes takes a century of more to bring an important historical event into perspective. This study does just that and leaves the reader asking, 'Why didn't we know this before?' --Donald Livingston, professor of philosophy, Emory University Professor DiLorenzo has penetrated to the very heart and core of American history with a laser beam of fact and analysis. --Clyde Wilson, professor of history, University of South Carolina, and editor, <i>The John C. Calhoun Papers</i>