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Thomas J. DiLorenzo’s book, The Real Lincoln: A New Look at Abraham Lincoln, His Agenda, and an Unnecessary War, is about unveiling the side of President Lincoln that is not told in today’s history books and is overlooked by the monumental Lincoln legend. DiLorenzo’s book exposes the myths that made the Civil War seem vague. DiLorenzo is an American economics professor at Loyola University Maryland Sellinger School of Business. He has written many other books regarding mostly history subjects.…

to heel. When this happened under the 13th Amendment, it undoubtedly honored the soldiers by proving that their deaths had meaning, meaning found in the noble cause of ending the atrocities that slaves faced. This was the intention that President Lincoln had in mind to honor the soldiers in the first place, as he said, “that these dead shall not have died in vain- that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom.” It is known by his later actions with the Emancipation Proclamation…

The analysis of organization culture in Lincoln Electric Company based on Harvard case study by Arthur Sharplin. Lincoln Electric Company founded in 1895 by Lincoln brothers John C. and James F. has managed to run successfully for 120 years and become the wold 's largest manufacturer of welding equipment. While the world was in economic turmoil during the Second World War the company has managed to grow its sales and productivity to an extensive amount and its growth is continuing up to…

connected to Abraham Lincoln”, are the very words of the Edgar Award-winning author and New York Times bestseller. James L. Swanson is a famous historian and author of Manhunt and many other award-winning novels that teach us about the past. So what effect does James L. Swanson have on our present knowledge of history? Not only is James L. Swanson fascinated with presidents, but he has the same birthday as the 16th president of the United States of America, Abraham Lincoln. Swanson was born in…

author, social historian, and writer for Ebony Magazine, in his article “Lincoln, a White Supremacist”, explains his view of Lincoln as an advocate for white domination rather than a proponent of blacks’ rights (1968). Although Bennett has flaws in his claim regarding the effectiveness of the Emancipation Proclamation,…

Abraham Lincoln “Lincoln struggled with depression for most of his adult life” (Baynton 2010). Abraham Lincoln was born on Feburary 12, 1809. He was the sixteenth president of the United States of America until his assassination on April 15, 1865. Lincoln life was successful because of tunneling, limelight affect, and temperament success which all ties into the studies that Brafman did in his book. Ron Brafman is a psychologist and has taught university courses in personality and growth. His…

The Real Lincoln: A New Look at Abraham Lincoln, His Agenda, and an Unnecessary War, the author expresses his opinion on the Lincoln administration, as well as validating the book by breaking up the main focuses of each chapter and briefly explaining his viewpoint in the introduction. DiLorenzo attempts to show a different side of Lincoln that is not discussed or mention in most history books. It is almost as if DiLorenzo takes a side no other professor or historian that has studied Lincoln has…

follow because they aspire to be great. One great leader in our nation’s history would be Abraham Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln lead our nation through turmoil, that is, the Civil War. The Civil War tore our nation apart. If it were not for Abraham Lincoln, our nation might still be split. C.M. Latsha can be quoted as saying, “He [Lincoln] was extremely selfless and quick to forgive.” Not everyone believed Lincoln was a good ruler though. Many people have different views on what a good leader is…

In Thomas Dilorenzo’s book, The Real Lincoln: A New Look at Abraham Lincoln, His Agenda and an Unnecessary War, is about Abraham Lincoln’s life as president and the hard troubles he had and the war that was found unnecessary. The Real Lincoln “the War between the States was not fought to end slavery. Even if it were, a natural question arises: Why was a costly war fought to end it?” (ix). Dilorenzo’s book gives his opinion on what he thought about how the war went. He wonders why was there war…

free the blacks. It was meaningful to me because people in the 19th century went through many struggles during that era that I did not know how rough it was for the slaves. I liked how Abraham Lincoln issued the emancipation proclamation in order to free the slaves. I do not like slavery just as Abraham Lincoln did not. It was very wrong to have slaves. It is wrong to judge people by color, and be treated differently because of the color of their skin. We have learned from these mistakes, and…