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A new Lincoln book, The Broken Constitution
11-22-2021, 12:16 PM
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RE: A new Lincoln book, The Broken Constitution
(11-22-2021 10:14 AM)Rob Wick Wrote:  What the Times' editors printed yesterday was not a review, but rather an opinion of the newspaper as to what it believes to be the best nine books for its readers. It is not a review.

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Rob

What I am saying is that the New York Times recommendation for purchase of the book should be unbiased.

Would you purchase a Lincoln book that a Lincoln expert (and I believe you previously voiced you approval of Professor Wilentz's "Lincoln" scholarship) has described in the following manner? "What it lacks is historical soundness."

Would you buy the same book as a Christmas gift for a friend or cherished relative?

You must remember, Rob, that not everyone has your level of Lincoln knowledge and therefore would not know that "what [Professor Feldman's book] lacks is historical soundness."

David

"So very difficult a matter is it to trace and find out the truth of anything by history." -- Plutarch
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RE: A new Lincoln book, The Broken Constitution - David Lockmiller - 11-22-2021 12:16 PM

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