Lincoln Legends: Myths, Hoaxes, and Confabulations Associated with Our Greatest President

In the more than 140 years since his death, Abraham Lincoln has become America's most revered president. The mythmaking about this self-made man began early, some of it starting during his campaign for the presidency in 1860. As an American icon, Lincoln has been the subject of speculation and inquiry as authors and researchers have examined every aspect- personal and professional -of the president's life. In Lincoln Legends, noted historian and Lincoln expert Edward Steers Jr. carefully scrutin

Author: Edward Steers
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Published: 09/01/2009
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.79lbs
Size: 8.66h x 5.60w x 0.67d
ISBN: 9780813192413

About the Author
Steers, Edward: - Edward Steers Jr. is the author of numerous books including Blood on the Moon: The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln, Lincoln Legends: Myths, Hoaxes, and Confabulations Associated with Our Greatest President, and The Lincoln Assassination Encyclopedia. He lives in Berkeley Springs, West Virginia.

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