Lincoln Legends: Myths, Hoaxes, and Confabulations Associated with Our Greatest President (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780813124667)

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
ISBN-10: 0813124662
ISBN-13: 9780813124667
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Language: English
Published: 10/12/2007
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.17lbs
Size: 9.05h x 6.48w x 0.92d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 08/13/2007 pg. 59
Booklist 09/01/2007 pg. 43
Library Journal 12/15/2007 pg. 135