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Author:
Steers, Edward.
Title:
Lincoln legends : myths, hoaxes, and confabulations associated with our greatest president / Edward Steers Jr. ; with an introduction by Harold Holzer.
Edition:
Paperback ed.
Publisher:
University Press of Kentucky,
Copyright Date:
2009, c2007
Description:
xvii, 264 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Subject:
Lincoln, Abraham,--1809-1865--Legends.
Presidents--United States--Folklore.
Legends--United States.
Folklore--United States.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-254) and index.
Contents:
The birthplace cabin -- Lincoln's father -- Abe and Ann -- Ann Rutledge's resting place -- Was Lincoln baptized? -- The mole in the White House -- You can fool all of the people some of the time -- The world will little note -- The "lost" draft of the Gettysburg Address -- The gay Lincoln myth -- Noble American or deceptive doctor? -- The missing pages from Booth's diary -- Peanut John -- The man who never was.
ISBN:
0813192412 (pbk : acid-free paper)
9780813192413 (pbk : acid-free paper) :
OCLC:
(OCoLC)642349560
LCCN:
2009294812
Locations:
TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)
YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

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