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BL
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1008827
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b763197
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Steers, Edward,Jr.,1937-
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| Title & Author
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Lincoln legends : : myths, hoaxes, and confabulations associated with our greatest president /\ Edward Steers Jr. ; with an introduction by Harold Holzer.
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| Publication Statement
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Lexington :: University Press of Kentucky,, ©2007.
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1 online resource (xvii, 264 pages) :: illustrations
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| ISBN
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0813136970
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: 0813172756
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: 1282937340
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: 6612937343
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: 9780813136974
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: 9780813172750
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: 9781282937345
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: 9786612937347
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0813124662
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0813192412
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9780813124667
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9780813192413
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-254) and index.
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| Contents
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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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| Abstract
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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 mythmaking as well as academic inquiry of widely varying quality and accuracy. In Lincoln Legends, noted historian and Lincoln expert Edward Steers Jr. carefully scrutinizes some of the most notorious tall tales and distorted ideas about America's sixteenth President.
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Lincoln, Abraham,1809-1865
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Lincoln, Abraham,1809-1865
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Folklore-- United States.
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Legends-- United States.
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Presidents-- United States, Folklore.
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Folklore.
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HISTORY-- United States-- Civil War Period (1850-1877)
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HISTORY.
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Legends.
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Presidents.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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973.7092
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| LC Classification
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E457.2.S795 2007eb
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