He is a strongly opposes this book and believes it to be “truly awful” (Masugi). He makes the statement “what [DiLorenzo] . . . does is recycle the articulate pro-Confederate views of Jefferson Davis, Alexander Stephens, Edgar Lee Masters, and Claude Bowers. He charges Lincoln with being a racist, a war criminal, and the decisive centralizer of the constitutional order and destroyer of American liberties” (Masugi). Masugi questions DiLorenzo’s motives for writing “The Real Lincoln”. He reveals many weaknesses of this book including distorting the meaning of the sources he cites, confusing the issue of race with slavery, his lack of true fact, and many other weaknesses. Another Article is titled “Getting Lincoln Right” and is written by Alexander V. Marriott. He makes the statement “DiLorenzo has reached a relatively wide audience of libertarians and conservatives” which is a strength of his work
He is a strongly opposes this book and believes it to be “truly awful” (Masugi). He makes the statement “what [DiLorenzo] . . . does is recycle the articulate pro-Confederate views of Jefferson Davis, Alexander Stephens, Edgar Lee Masters, and Claude Bowers. He charges Lincoln with being a racist, a war criminal, and the decisive centralizer of the constitutional order and destroyer of American liberties” (Masugi). Masugi questions DiLorenzo’s motives for writing “The Real Lincoln”. He reveals many weaknesses of this book including distorting the meaning of the sources he cites, confusing the issue of race with slavery, his lack of true fact, and many other weaknesses. Another Article is titled “Getting Lincoln Right” and is written by Alexander V. Marriott. He makes the statement “DiLorenzo has reached a relatively wide audience of libertarians and conservatives” which is a strength of his work