Stephen b oates biography sampler
Abraham Lincoln
About the Book
Abraham Lincoln is frequently ranked as the best president in history. But despite the veneration he inspires, myth often obscures the real story of his life. Stephen B. Oates, author of Lincoln biography With Malice Toward None, sets out to correct these misconceptions in Abraham Lincoln.
In this biographical study, Oates examines the beliefs and vision of our sixteenth president, to better understand the inner man and his actions. He also addresses the major myths surrounding Lincoln, up to and after his assassination in 1865. Abraham Lincoln is more than a biography; it explains how Lincoln saw America in terms of the progress of human liberty in the world. Stephen B. Oates is the author of sixteen books, including The Approaching Fury; With Malice Toward None: A Life of Abraham Lincoln and Let the Trumpet Sound: A Life of Martin Luther King, Jr. He has won the Christopher Award and the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Book Award for his work. Oates was a consultant and “talking head” in Ken Burns’s Civil War series on PBS, and is a recipient of the Nevins-Freeman Award of the Chicago Civil War Round Table for lifetime achievement in the field of Civil War studies. He teaches at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. “Stephen B. Oates recreates the life and world of Lincoln with the skill of a master painter ... He portrays both the facts and myths of history as essential to our understanding of it.” — Christian Science MonitorCritical Praise
“There is no better introduction to current thinking about Lincoln and his place in history.” — Newsday
“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.” — Christian Science Monitor
“There is a piece of Lincoln in us all. This book can help us find it.” — William C. Davis
"Oates is right: the time has come to demythologize Lincoln—to ch “The standard one-volume biography of Lincoln.” —Washington Post “Certainly the most objective biography of Lincoln ever written.” —David Herbert Donald, New York Times Book Review The definitive life of Abraham Lincoln, With Malice Toward None is historian Stephen B. Oates's acclaimed and enthralling portrait of America's greatest leader. In this award-winning biography, Lincoln steps forward out of the shadow of myth as a recognizable, fully drawn American whose remarkable life continues to inspire and inform us today. Oates masterfully charts, with the pacing of a novel, Lincoln's rise from bitter poverty in America's midwestern frontier to become a self-made success in business, law, and regional politics. The second half of this riveting work examines his legendary leadership on the national stage as president during one of the country's most tumultuous and bloody periods, the Civil War years, which concluded tragically with Lincoln's assassination. “The standard one-volume biography of Lincoln.” (Washington Post) “Certainly the most objective biography of Lincoln ever written.” (David Herbert Donald, New York Times Book Review) The definitive life of Abraham Lincoln, With Malice Toward None is historian Stephen B. Oates's acclaimed and enthralling portrait of America's greatest leader. In this award-winning biography, Lincoln steps forward out of the shadow of myth as a recognizable, fully drawn American whose remarkable life continues to inspire and inform us today. Oates masterfully charts, with the pacing of a novel, Lincoln's rise from bitter poverty in America's midwestern frontier to become a self-made success in business, law, and regional politics. The second half of this riveting work examines his legendary leadership on the national stage as president during one of the country's most tumultuous and bloody periods, the Civil War years, which concluded tragically with Lincoln's assassination.With Malice Toward None: A Biography of Abraham Lincoln
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