{"product_id":"abraham-lincoln-the-man-behind-the-myths-9780060924720","title":"Abraham Lincoln: The Man Behind the Myths","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"There is no better introduction to current thinking about Lincoln and his place in history.\" --\u003cem\u003eNewsday\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"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.\" \u003cem\u003e--Christian Science Monitor\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn essential book for any student of Lincoln and American history, \u003cem\u003eAbraham Lincoln: The Man Behind the Myths\u003c\/em\u003e is acclaimed Lincoln biographer Stephen B. Oates's unique exploration of America's sixteenth president in reality and memory. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this multifaceted portrait, Oates, \"the most popular historical interpreter of Lincoln\" (Gabor S. Boritt, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e), 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOates, Stephen B.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eStephen B. Oates (1936-2021) was a professor emeritus of history at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. His books include \u003cem\u003eLet the Trumpet Sound: A Life of Martin Luther King, Jr.\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eWith Malice Toward None: A Life of Abraham Lincoln\u003c\/em\u003e. Oates has been awarded numerous honors, including a Guggenheim Fellowship, Robert F. Kennedy Book Award, and Nevins-Freeman Award of the Civil War Round Table of Chicago for lifetime achievement in the field of Civil War studies.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50459892416786,"sku":"9780060924720","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_60d211c7-1f4f-4dbb-8ecc-b4d043c3add1.jpg?v=1730012161","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/abraham-lincoln-the-man-behind-the-myths-9780060924720","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}