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Title: Don't confuse me with the facts?
Review: I got this book cheap, fortunately, and read it before I saw the scathing reviews here and elsewhere. As I was reading I wasn't aware of the myriad alleged factual errors mentioned, but I was disturbed by the idiosyncratic writing style, an odd attempt to be "folksy," I supposed. There were also passages which seemed abrupt and poorly edited. While the book was fairly easy to read and had some interesting things to say about Lincoln's role as military leader, I cannot recommend the book due to the apparent sloppy research and editing, and knowing there are undoubtedly much better works available. So I won't say don't read this book, but I will say don't spend any money on it!
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