The Real Lincoln Thomas Delorenzo Summary
In Thomas J. DiLorenzo's Book, The Real Lincoln: A New Look at Abraham Lincoln, His Agenda, and an Unnecessary War, is about Abraham Lincoln's life, and how there are myths that surround his life."The Real Lincoln contains irrefutable evidence that a more appropriate title for Abraham Lincoln is not the Great Emancipator, but the Great Centralizer" (xiii). The author show what really happens when Lincoln took command, and the events that came to pass soon after. "More than 16,000 books have been written on virtually every aspect of Lincoln's private and public life", which shows many people are fascinated by Abraham Lincoln (1). DiLorenzo, however, is different from many "Lincoln scholars" (1). Thomas DiLorenzo is critical of the Lincoln because
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One strength is that there is so much relevant information in each chapter. When reading the book the information is relevant to the chapter’s name. Also, when it is discussing statistics or number related information, there is a chart to go along with it. One of the weaknesses is the fact the book repeats a lot of the information and uses Lincoln’s name excessively.
In my own critical opinion of the book, it is very dirt and unentertaining (probably because Lincoln does not real interesting to me). Because of this, it was extremely difficult to make myself read the book, not to mention read a book review on it. One will not be recommending this book to others because I know no one who really loves history. One would notice that the chapters were argumentative, and notice that the author uses primary and secondary sources. The author also uses end notes for his sources.
In conclusion, the book talks about the many thing Lincoln did as president. Dilorenzo tries to open the Nation’s eyes to the fact that Lincoln is not everything people thought he was. Throughout this book, people learn about Lincoln’s political agenda and how he over steps his presidential powers. Also, the real cause behind the War Between the States. This book was meant to shed light on what really happened while Lincoln was
One strength is that there is so much relevant information in each chapter. When reading the book the information is relevant to the chapter’s name. Also, when it is discussing statistics or number related information, there is a chart to go along with it. One of the weaknesses is the fact the book repeats a lot of the information and uses Lincoln’s name excessively.
In my own critical opinion of the book, it is very dirt and unentertaining (probably because Lincoln does not real interesting to me). Because of this, it was extremely difficult to make myself read the book, not to mention read a book review on it. One will not be recommending this book to others because I know no one who really loves history. One would notice that the chapters were argumentative, and notice that the author uses primary and secondary sources. The author also uses end notes for his sources.
In conclusion, the book talks about the many thing Lincoln did as president. Dilorenzo tries to open the Nation’s eyes to the fact that Lincoln is not everything people thought he was. Throughout this book, people learn about Lincoln’s political agenda and how he over steps his presidential powers. Also, the real cause behind the War Between the States. This book was meant to shed light on what really happened while Lincoln was