The Real Lincoln Dilorenzo Summary

In, The Real Lincoln, Dilorenzo attacks the reputation and what most Americans know and think of Abraham Lincoln with a mixture of hidden facts and quotes as well as his own opinion. There are many books written about Abraham Lincoln, some praising him and others criticizing. Readers have to be aware that a lot of these books are opinionated and can be thrown around in a way to make that author’s point seem factual and believable. DiLorenzo has several points and good examples to back up those points, but some of them are very brief and will have little to no facts to back it up. This makes it sound like his personal opinion of whatever topic he is discussing. Every book or viewpoint will have someone’s own opinion, which is okay. The problem with opinion when trying to prove one thing over the

This would be considered contextual preface and argumentative main body. As a reader, it can be a little confusing when the events or examples DiLorenzo brings up are not in the order in which they happened chronologically. Not only does DiLorenzo do this in individual chapters, but throughout the entire book it seems as though he jumps around from one event to another. The way he references things at the end of the book back to the beginning makes it hard to follow at times. This can definitely be seen as some sort of tactic or method from DiLorenzo. Trying to prove a point by using opinions mixed with facts can be hard, so “beating around the bush’ in a way or not being straight forward can make it seem less vulnerable to a critical reader as well as make a point seem more believable. Without the quotes from President Lincoln himself, the majority of sources in The Real Lincoln were secondary sources. DiLorenzo had articles from several different newspapers in the book, as well as articles from scholars and their opinions on the topic that was being discussed. A visual or example that DiLorenzo did provide the reader with was editorials from