Abraham Lincoln

<p><strong>There is no better introduction to current thinking about Lincoln and his place in history. --<em>Newsday</em></strong></p><p><strong>Oates re-creates the life and world of Abraham Lincoln with the skill of a master painter. He succeeds in portraying both the facts and myths of history as essential to our understanding it. <em>--Christian Science Monitor</em></strong></p><p><strong>An essential book for any student of Lincoln and American history <em>Abraham Lincoln: The Man Behind the Myths</em> is acclaimed Lincoln biographer Stephen B. Oates's unique exploration of America's sixteenth president in reality and memory. </strong></p><p>In this multifaceted portrait Oates the most popular historical interpreter of Lincoln (Gabor S. Boritt <em>New York Times Book Review</em>) exposes the human side of the great and tragic president--including his depression his difficulties with love and his troubled and troubling attitudes about slavery--while also confronting the many legends that have arisen around Honest Abe. Oates throughout raises timely questions about what the Lincoln mythos reveals about the American people.</p>