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The Myth of Abraham Lincoln

The Myth of Abraham Lincoln. Truth vs. Fiction. Myth # 1. Myth - Lincoln was a simple, honest and diligent country lawyer. Truth - Lincoln cared little about his legal practice, did scant research, joked around with juries and judges, and sometimes failed to collect fees. Myth # 2.

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The Myth of Abraham Lincoln

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  1. The Myth of Abraham Lincoln Truth vs. Fiction

  2. Myth # 1 Myth - Lincoln was a simple, honest and diligent country lawyer. Truth - Lincoln cared little about his legal practice, did scant research, joked around with juries and judges, and sometimes failed to collect fees.

  3. Myth # 2 Myth – Lincoln suffered from crippling depression. Truth – Partially, Lincoln who labored tirelessly and effectively during his demanding presidency. Clinically depressed people often can't get out of bed, let alone command an army. His son Willie died of fever in the White House in 1862, while the president himself led a war that would take the lives of 600,000 other young men. It would be far more remarkable had Lincoln remained perennially jolly.

  4. Myth # 3 Myth - Lincoln was too compassionate and he have everyone a pardon. Truth - Lincoln not only approved the execution of deserters, but 38 alleged Native raiders were hanged by his order in Mankato, Minn. on Dec. 26, 1862, still the largest mass execution on U.S. soil.

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