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Title: Revisionism is not always better
Review: Revising history has always been an important evolution of society by not taking things by legends or biased parties. Many times a contemporary or revised view can really shed light on the true nature of things; this is not one of those cases. Clearly Mr. Dilorenzo, although well researched and well intentioned in many areas was clearly trying to shock people by uncovering the legend of Lincoln. It is true that Lincoln was indeed a politican in every sense of the word but to say that Lincoln is the cause of the Civil War is completely irresponsible. One can simply look back throughout the annals of American History from the Consititution to the Kansas-Nebraska Act and finally to Sumter and it is clear Lincoln's 'secret seizure of federal power' is not the reason the conflict arose. To call the Civil War a play for power by Lincoln is pure fantasy and this book should be regarded as that; fantasy.
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