{"product_id":"9780761526469","title":"The Real Lincoln: A New Look at Abraham Lincoln, His Agenda, and an Unnecessary War","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eDilorenzo, Thomas J.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eForum Books\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12\/2\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cb\u003eA New Look at Abraham Lincoln, His Agenda, and an Unnecessary War\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMost Americans   consider Abraham Lincoln to be the greatest president in history. His legend as the   Great Emancipator has grown to mythic proportions as hundreds of books, a national   holiday, and a monument in Washington, D.C., extol his heroism and martyrdom. But   what if most everything you knew about Lincoln were false? What if, instead of an   American hero who sought to free the slaves, Lincoln were in fact a calculating politician   who waged the bloodiest war in american history in order to build an empire that   rivaled Great Britain's? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Real Lincoln,\u003c\/i\u003e author Thomas J. DiLorenzo uncovers   a side of Lincoln not told in many history books--and overshadowed by the immense   Lincoln legend. Through extensive research and meticulous documentation, DiLorenzo   portrays the sixteenth president as a man who devoted his political career to revolutionizing   the American form of government from one that was very limited in scope and highly   decentralized—as the Founding Fathers intended—to a highly centralized, activist   state. Standing in his way, however, was the South, with its independent states,   its resistance to the national government, and its reliance on unfettered free trade.   To accomplish his goals, Lincoln subverted the Constitution, trampled states' rights,   and launched a devastating Civil War, whose wounds haunt us still. According to this   provacative book, 600,000 American soldiers did not die for the honorable cause of   ending slavery but for the dubious agenda of sacrificing the independence of the   states to the supremacy of the federal government, which has been tightening its   vise grip on our republic to this very day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Real Lincoln\u003c\/i\u003e, you will discover a side of Lincoln that   you were probably never taught in school—a side that calls into question the very   myths that surround him and helps explain the true origins of a bloody, and perhaps,   unnecessary war.","brand":"Forum Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44210388041983,"sku":"9780761526469","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780761526469_s600x595.jpg?v=1775582202","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9780761526469","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}