Lincoln legends : myths, hoaxes, and confabulations associated with our greatest president /

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The folklore surrounding history's towering figures often overshadows actual scholarship, both in terms of quantity and in terms of prevalence in the public consciousness. As one might expect with a revered national icon, nearly every facet of Abraham Lincoln's life has been subject to myt...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Steers, Edward, Jr., 1937-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, ©2007.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865 > Legends.
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865
Lincoln, Abraham.
Presidents > United States > Folklore.
Legends > United States.
Folklore > United States.
Folklore.
Présidents > États-Unis > Folklore.
Légendes > États-Unis.
Folklore > États-Unis.
HISTORY.
HISTORY > United States > Civil War Period (1850-1877)
Folklore
Legends
Presidents
United States
legends (literary genre)
Legends.
Légendes.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The birthplace cabin
  • Lincoln's father
  • Abe and Ann
  • Ann Rutledge's resting place
  • Was Lincoln baptized?
  • The mole in the White House
  • You can fool all of the people some of the time
  • The world will little note
  • The "lost" draft of the Gettysburg Address
  • The gay Lincoln myth
  • Noble American or deceptive doctor?
  • The missing pages from Booth's diary
  • Peanut John
  • The man who never was.

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