Thomas Lincoln

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. Thus, The Real…

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. He has authored multiple…

In The Real Lincoln by Thomas DiLorenzo he writes that Lincoln was a dictator who flagrantly violated constitutional freedoms, and violated civil liberties. Lincoln justified his actions by claiming their necessity because of the war, and permitted because of war powers. What those powers were was never clearly defined except in putting down a rebellion. His real motive was to centralize power under his tyrannical government. Lincoln's violations of civil liberties included the suspending…

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. The introduction in…

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.…

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.…

Thomas J. DiLorenzo is an economics professor at Loyola College in Maryland. DiLorenzo is the author of eleven books, and is regularly published in academic journals around the United States. In being so widely renowned as an accredited author, his specialties in economic history and political economy, make DiLorenzo more than qualified to be an expert on the everyday life and history of Abraham Lincoln. DiLorenzo book, The Real Lincoln, dares to probe deep into the life of one of America’s most…

It takes a great, special individual to become president. To carry all the responsbilities over your head is, well a great responsibility. In these next four paragraphs we will discuss whether Abraham Lincoln, George Washington or Thomas Jefferson was the stronger president. All these men are extrodinary. All having amazing accomplishments in their time at the oval office, but which one was the strongest ? Abraham Lincoln, what a great man. He had leadership skills, commitment, morals and real…

I found Merelman’s thesis centered around America’s loose-boundedness fascinating. The article starts with an in-depth description of Puritan life, and the Winthrop notion of a “city on a hill.” It then proceeds to argue that the decline of Puritanism in the eighteenth century paves the way for a more democratic America which would carry in secular terms the convent. I think what Merelman is really pointing out here, are the analogous or similar nature of American religious and governmental…

However, during the Civil War he began to lose power in the South. Although, many people at the time considered Lincoln to be a mediocre president, he went down in history as the president that helped to abolish slavery. People will always remember what Lincoln accomplished as president. He was a man who cared a lot for his country and it showed through his everyday actions. His life was full of ups and downs which makes him a perfect example of a tragic hero. Many people appreciated the…