The Real Lincoln Sparknotes

In Thomas J. DiLorenzo’s book, The Real Lincoln: A New Look at Abraham Lincoln, His Agenda, and an Unnecessary War, DiLorenzo writes about who Lincoln was, what his attentions were during his presidency and the people that Lincoln got ideas from to use while in office. DiLorenzo points out the flaws of Abraham Lincoln throughout the book. “The Real Lincoln contains irrefutable evidence that a more appropriate title for Abraham Lincoln is not the Great Emancipator, but the Great Centralizer” (xiii). Many people who watch politicians, and their debates can see that they will say and do whatever it takes to get support from the public and Lincoln did just this (10). Politician’s jobs depend on the support they receive. In the United States, the

The book points out Lincoln’s flaws. However even though he is a politician, he will mess up just like the rest of the American citizens will. Politicians have their viewpoints on things just like we have our viewpoints on them. A lot of they way we view something is our background and the way we grew up. The Real Lincoln: A New Look at Abraham Lincoln, His Agenda, and an Unnecessary War displays that Lincoln may not be the president that a lot of people think he was. The book points out the things that he said and did that contradict what people believe to be true. Therefore, this shows how much time and effort DiLorenzo put in to write this book because he includes things from various speeches that he did and so on. DiLorenzo had to dig deep and do a lot of searching to be able to pull off the book the way he did. In Thomas J. DiLorenzo’s book, The Real Lincoln: A New Look at Abraham Lincoln, His Agenda, and an Unnecessary War, DiLorenzo writes about who Lincoln was, what his attentions were during his presidency and the people that Lincoln got ideas from to use while in office. DiLorenzo points out the flaws of Abraham Lincoln throughout the book. “The Real Lincoln contains irrefutable evidence that a more appropriate title for Abraham Lincoln is not the Great Emancipator, but the Great Centralizer”