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To: reaganaut1; rockrr
Thomas DiLorenzo’s “The Real Lincoln: A New Look at Abraham Lincoln, His Agenda, and an Unnecessary War”

Just about anything by DiLorenzo would qualify. His work is the standard of bad history -- or would be, if it were history at all.

Also, Arthur Schlesinger's Age of Jackson which barely mentions what happened to the Cherokee and other Indian tribes during Jackson's reign. I suspect he didn't mention it at all in the original edition, but stuck in two sentences in later editions so people couldn't charge him with completely falsifying the record.

Some of Garry Wills's books are terribly wrong headed, but the man is extremely industrious, and that counts for something. He's sort of like a hunting dog that won't find the fox but will always come up with something unexpected.

9 posted on 07/16/2012 2:01:20 PM PDT by x
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“Also, Arthur Schlesinger’s Age of Jackson which barely mentions what happened to the Cherokee and other Indian tribes during Jackson’s reign. I suspect he didn’t mention it at all in the original edition, but stuck in two sentences in later editions so people couldn’t charge him with completely falsifying the record.”

That, and its barely readable and about as interesting as paint drying.


19 posted on 07/16/2012 2:32:23 PM PDT by GenXteacher (You have chosen dishonor to avoid war; you shall have war also.)
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What’s truly sad is to see anyone citing DiLorenzo as a reference.


22 posted on 07/16/2012 3:22:30 PM PDT by rockrr (Everything is different now...)
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