A new Lincoln book, The Broken Constitution
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11-22-2021, 11:16 AM
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RE: A new Lincoln book, The Broken Constitution
(11-22-2021 09:14 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. 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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