Thomas J. DiLorenzo is the author of the book, The Real Lincoln. A great book in my opinion. DiLorenzo wrote this book to tell about Lincoln’s experience and what he did while he was the sixteenth president of the United States of America. The reason that makes me believe why DiLorenzo wrote this book is that it says in the first paragraph of the introduction, “According to one source, more than 16,000 books have been written on virtually every aspect of Lincoln’s private life and public life. But much of what has been written about Lincoln is myth “(1).…
Thomas DiLorenzo’s book, The Real Lincoln, has given us a fresh perspective on our sixteenth president, Abraham Lincoln. The purpose of the book is to shed light on Lincoln’s true beliefs and motives behind his presidential decisions. Throughout the book, the reader is given multiple examples of Lincoln’s thoughts and ideas that supported his actions. DiLorenzo does a great job at keeping his readers engaged and involved. DiLorenzo is not new to the world of writing.…
Thomas J. DiLorenzo’s , The Real Lincoln: A New Look at Abraham Lincoln, His Agenda, and an Unnecessary War, is an analysis of the actions Lincoln took while in office as the sixteenth President of the United States. This book also explains the motives and agenda of Lincoln during his tenure in office. Over sixteen thousand books and articles have been written on Lincoln; however, these publications are all myths that are being debated upon by scholars daily. Moreover, The Real Lincoln was wrote to in detail by Thomas DiLorenzo to reveal these myths. DiLorenzo criticizes Lincoln throughout his entire book addressing the main reason a war was initiated for the freedom of slaves when dozens of countries ended slavery peacefully.…
Leff, M., & Goodwin, J. (2000). Dialogic Figures and Dialectical Argument in Lincoln's Rhetoric. Rhetoric and Public Affairs, 3(1), 59-69. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org/stable/41940199 Zarefsky, D. (2014).…
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.…
In Thomas J. DiLorenzo’s book, The Real Lincoln, is about who the common American thinks Lincoln is, to who Lincoln really was. The Real Lincoln gives just that. “Anyone who embarks on a study of Abraham Lincoln…must first come to terms with the Lincoln myth. The effort to penetrate the crust of legend that surrounds Lincoln…is both a formidable and intimidating task. Lincoln, it seems, requires special considerations that are denied it other figures…”(Johannsen) page 1.…
Lincoln was right in thinking that “deliberate” would be better than “hurried” when advising the South about secession. Lincoln was right about thinking deliberate rather than hurried because if the South thought in a hurried manner they would make the wrong choices instead of the right ones. Moreover, it was better for the South to think in a slow manner and think about what they were going to get themselves into. Such as, going to war for the fugitive of slave laws, if the South were to hurry they would make the decision to go to war and risk losing their slaves rather than thinking about the bigger picture and leaving the situation alone so the South can keep their slaves.…
Lincoln: A Life of Purpose and Power A Paper For College U.S History Marshall Holte November 28, 2017 Lincoln: A Life of Purpose and Power, is a biography of the sixteenth president of the United States of America which was written by professor Richard Carwardine. Richard Carwardine is the president of the Corpus Christi College in Oxford. Often times Richard Carwardine is questioned about his knowledge on American politics and religion during the time of the Civil War, considering that he has lived his life outside of the United States. Despite the fact that Carwardine has lived in the United Kingdom his entire life, the professor actually has a very abundant amount of knowledge of United States politics and religion. His teachings and writings have received numerous rewards including; The Lincoln Prize Laureate in 2004, The Lincoln Diploma of Honor in 2013, and was inducted into The Order of Lincoln by the governor of Illinois in 2009.…
Abraham Lincoln inherited the United States when the division caused by secession was one step behind of starting the war. Even though he vowed to uphold the Union and defend the Constitution, he believed that some rules had to be broken. The President of the Confederacy, Jefferson Davis, believed that secession was an act of self-defense in disagreement with the Black Republicans. The goal of this essay is to compare the South who was a supporter of slavery and the North who stood against it, the war that ended thousands of lives, and the ambivalence of the people who wanted to do the right thing.…
He is the face of two of the U.S’s currency and one of the first presidents to provide change for our Nation. Most people believe that Abraham Lincoln is the Great Emancipator of the United States. This is a controversial issue because while some people believe Mr. Lincoln is not the Great Emancipator or even one of the great presidents. In the article, “The Slow End of Slavery,” by Frank Clancy, he states that there were different opinions of the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863. While people’s ideas weren’t the same on the matter but in result slaves were freed.…
Given a scenario in which a person stated they were against slavery at one time but also proclaimed they believed whites were superior over blacks during another time, which side would you think they were on? I would argue that the person was not supportive of abolishing slavery. Abraham Lincoln, the president of the United States during the Civil War, believed that slavery was immoral because he thought African Americans and whites were equivalent. Even though Abraham Lincoln presumed slavery as immoral, he doesn’t deserve the title of the “Great Emancipator.” Lincoln did not consider blacks equal when compared to whites.…
First Argument People from the southern states disapproved of the “black republicans” unjust treatment. The people disliked the black republicans and would rather not listen to them. Lincoln observed that the ‘black republicans” sees African American people as low status, but they claimed they are just like everybody else. He questioned the people from the south to change their beliefs of the black republicans. He asked the people to wait patiently to see the positive changes and the north and south uniting.…
After the Nebraska and Kansas act of 1854, the problems between the North and the South grew. Lincoln’s confessed that his true goal was to stop the expansion of slavery from spreading into other territories within the nation. As war broke out, he was compelled by the Northern states and abolitionists to stress that the Union army’s main war focus was on freedom. The only problem was, Lincoln want to focus on the save the Union and reinstate the national authority over the South once more. President Lincoln wanted to preserve the Union over freeing the slaves, multiple of times he expressed his want to bring the country back together and forget about freeing the slaves entirely.…
Killing Lincoln: The shocking assassination that changed America forever, by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard is an astounding book based around the life of our former president, President Abraham Lincoln. The book is based in the nineteenth century, around the same time of the civil war. It gives great detail on the events that happened during his last few days alive. This book also focuses on the civil war and the generals in them such as Robert E. Lee. The first part of the book “Total War” goes into great detail about Robert E. Lee, his plans, and his thoughts.…
Abraham Lincoln and Civil War America: A Biography is a great educational book of the life of our sixteenth president. It begins with his life as a young boy, soon developing into his life as a grown man. He was brought up as a pioneer kid who was normally anticipated that would deal with the ranch, however, then again, he rather detested it and attempted his best to read books at whatever point conceivable to teach himself, and soon developed into an extraordinary government official. He adhered to his ethics, and with his bravery helped end slavery In the book Abraham Lincoln and Civil War America, historian and professor William Gienapp gives an amazing history of one the most loved President in United States history.…