It deeply saddens me to see people who call themselves libertarians trying to make money by distorting history to appeal to Confederate glorifiers. Lincoln wasn't perfect, but in four years he managed to quash a slaveholders' rebellion and push through what is unquestionably the most libertarian provision in the Constitution (the 13th Amendment).
I think DiLorenzo only intended to appeal to the Confederate glorifires pocket book. His mistake was getting too much pre-press publicity for his little scam.
Distorting history. You've gotta be kidding. Besides that stupid Bimbo Virginia Postrel and her dope smokin buddies at Reason, you really can't find any libertarians who like Lincoln. James Bovard?
No one is more responsible for destroying the decentralized vision that the founders created than the American Lenin, Abe Lincoln!
What nonsense.
First of all, the war between the states was not a "slaveholders' rebellion". Most of the people in the Southern Confederacy did not own slaves. Secondly, he did not "push through" the 13th Amendment. He was killed before he could do any "pushing". It is not possible to say whether he would have "pushed" the 13th Amendment through or not.
In fairness, the 13th Amendment did get through Congress while he was alive.