Oates Paper
When you think of Abraham Lincoln, you think of Honest Abe, the Great Emancipator, the common man’s president, etc. Stephen B. Oates in his book, Abraham Lincoln: The Man Behind the Myths, gives an insight into the real Lincoln, showing a different view of Lincoln.
Abraham Lincoln is thought of as the common man’s president who grew up in a log cabin and taught himself to read, but that is not the full truth. Lincoln was actually embarrassed of his log cabin upbringing and of his parents. “He seldom mentioned his parents either, particularly his real mother, Nancy, who he feared was illegitimate” (36). His mother’s illegitimacy was of great concern to Lincoln as he did his best to never mention her even dismissing her in his 1860
When you think of Abraham Lincoln, you think of Honest Abe, the Great Emancipator, the common man’s president, etc. Stephen B. Oates in his book, Abraham Lincoln: The Man Behind the Myths, gives an insight into the real Lincoln, showing a different view of Lincoln.
Abraham Lincoln is thought of as the common man’s president who grew up in a log cabin and taught himself to read, but that is not the full truth. Lincoln was actually embarrassed of his log cabin upbringing and of his parents. “He seldom mentioned his parents either, particularly his real mother, Nancy, who he feared was illegitimate” (36). His mother’s illegitimacy was of great concern to Lincoln as he did his best to never mention her even dismissing her in his 1860