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The Real Lincoln : A New Look at Abraham Lincoln, His Agenda, and an Unnecessary War by Thomas J. Dilorenzo (2003, Trade Paperback)

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But what if most everything you knew about Lincoln were false?. To accomplish his goals, Lincoln subverted the Constitution, trampled states' rights, and launched a devastating Civil War, whose wounds haunt us still.

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A New Look at Abraham Lincoln, His Agenda, and an Unnecessary War Most Americans consider Abraham Lincoln to be the greatest president in history. His legend as the Great Emancipator has grown to mythic proportions as hundreds of books, a national holiday, and a monument in Washington, D.C., extol his heroism and martyrdom. But what if most everything you knew about Lincoln were false? What if, instead of an American hero who sought to free the slaves, Lincoln were in fact a calculating politician who waged the bloodiest war in american history in order to build an empire that rivaled Great Britain's? In The Real Lincoln, author Thomas J. DiLorenzo uncovers a side of Lincoln not told in many history books--and overshadowed by the immense Lincoln legend. Through extensive research and meticulous documentation, DiLorenzo portrays the sixteenth president as a man who devoted his political career to revolutionizing the American form of government from one that was very limited in scope and highly decentralized-as the Founding Fathers intended-to a highly centralized, activist state. Standing in his way, however, was the South, with its independent states, its resistance to the national government, and its reliance on unfettered free trade. To accomplish his goals, Lincoln subverted the Constitution, trampled states' rights, and launched a devastating Civil War, whose wounds haunt us still. According to this provacative book, 600,000 American soldiers did not die for the honorable cause of ending slavery but for the dubious agenda of sacrificing the independence of the states to the supremacy of the federal government, which has been tightening its vise grip on our republic to this very day. In The Real Lincoln , you will discover a side of Lincoln that you were probably never taught in school-a side that calls into question the very myths that surround him and helps explain the true origins of a bloody, and perhaps, unnecessary war.

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Publisher
Crown Publishing Group, T.H.E.
ISBN-10
0761526463
ISBN-13
9780761526469
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2510034

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Book Title
Real Lincoln : a New Look at Abraham Lincoln, His Agenda, and an Unnecessary War
Author
Thomas J. Dilorenzo
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
History & Theory, United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), Presidents & Heads of State
Publication Year
2003
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History, Political Science
Number of Pages
384 Pages

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8.3in
Item Height
0.7in
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
11 Oz

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E456.D55 2003
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"A devastating critique of America's most famous president." -Joseph Sobran, commentator and nationally syndicated columnist "Today's federal government is considerably at odds with that envisioned by the framers of the Constitution. Thomas J. DiLorenzo gives an account of how this came about in The Real Lincoln ." -Walter E. Williams, from the foreword "A peacefully negotiated secession was the best way to handle all the problems facing America in 1860. A war of coercion was Lincoln's creation. It sometimes takes a century of more to bring an important historical event into perspective. This study does just that and leaves the reader asking, 'Why didn't we know this before?' " -Donald Livingston, professor of philosophy, Emory University "Professor DiLorenzo has penetrated to the very heart and core of American history with a laser beam of fact and analysis." -Clyde Wilson, professor of history, University of South Carolina, and editor, The John C. Calhoun Papers From the Trade Paperback edition., "A devastating critique of America's most famous president." -Joseph Sobran, commentator and nationally syndicated columnist "Today's federal government is considerably at odds with that envisioned by the framers of the Constitution. Thomas J. DiLorenzo gives an account of how this came about in The Real Lincoln ." -Walter E. Williams, from the foreword "A peacefully negotiated secession was the best way to handle all the problems facing America in 1860. A war of coercion was Lincoln's creation. It sometimes takes a century of more to bring an important historical event into perspective. This study does just that and leaves the reader asking, 'Why didn't we know this before?' " -Donald Livingston, professor of philosophy, Emory University "Professor DiLorenzo has penetrated to the very heart and core of American history with a laser beam of fact and analysis." -Clyde Wilson, professor of history, University of South Carolina, and editor, The John C. Calhoun Papers
Copyright Date
2003
Lccn
2003-009574
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by williamapierceMar 14, 2024
THIS BOOK WILL BLOW YOUR MIND!
This is a remarkable book. I bought this second copy to pass on to friends who also share an interest in history. This is perhaps the most important work I have read on the real cause of the Civil War. The myth surrounding Lincoln has blided us to the evil that this man launched upon our country. One of the most astounding facts brought out in this outstanding piece of research, is that the abolitionists were all in favor of secession! That would have meant the slaves who escaped to the North would not be subject to the Fugitive Slave Act. The South had as much a right to seceed from the United States as America did from Britain. Come to find out Lincoln supported the original 13th Amendment which would have institutionalized slavery in the Constitution. You will not be disappointed in this book. Read full review
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by jpechinJan 17, 2009
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Secular and religious humanists alike will NOT like this book. However, the truth must be known. This author very meticulously researches everything and cites some very central sources about Lincoln. The facts don't lie. The facts say that Lincoln didn't care a bit about slavery, and only presented that angle in the most public orations during the war, and only when it benefitted his nationalistic causes most. The facts say that the states did indeed have the right to secede, and Lincoln became a tyrant to keep the union together, waving everyone's constitutional and international war-making rights in the process. Lincoln was a Hamiltonian to the hilt, reflecting the same idiocy that you see in our failed economy today - 'failed system? Let's just borrow some more money to throw on it!' Lincoln, Clay, and Hamilton are pretty much the foundation for it - but no one more so than Lincoln, who fought an unjust war to shed blood and asserted scorched earth and many other unjust methods/policies. By the way, if this book reflects the views of a southerner who wrote an embittered editorial soon after the civil war, does that mean that the southerner was wrong? Sometimes unjust people win wars, and use seemingly just causes to back themselves AFTER the war. Sounds familiar, right? Just as Ron Paul said, we need to stop policing the world, we need to stop creating our own problems, like financing Al Qaeda while Russia was invading Afghanistan, and we need to play a careful and concerted effort to lead by internal example, not by being leaders of other countries (by force or otherwise). It's clear to me after reading this book that Lincoln is a source for a large number of our ill-fated policies today, including the loss of state sovereignty and a centralized (corrupt) banking system. Though many others championed it before him, few were willing to go to the cut-throat lengths that he did. Hmm, I guess the end does justify the means, and morality is after all just relative. If you take the views of Lincoln, that is. READ THIS BOOK and then weep for the sad state of our affairs. It's only then that we can start real change, not just endless rhetoric followed by more Marxism.Read full review
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by 7577jayDec 11, 2019
It was a true title.
I was right all along, Abe L was an opportunist not a pro black person, it was all about depriving the south of a strategic advantage with slave labor. and in war "Slave Labor" is a get over.
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by keol319Aug 27, 2022
The Not So Honest Abe Lincoln.
There is finally a book that actually gives facts about Lincoln. The work that went into this book is exhausting. I am so glad to have this book, it is full of truth that can be easily verified. I will share this information to all of my friends and family. I would recommend everyone read this!
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by trub-1869Jul 26, 2022
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The book is great! Great shape! Great read!
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