Lincoln Talks - An Oral Biography

[Anita]

Hertz didn't seem to feel accuracy was important in these stories

I don't know if Hertz set out to be purposely dishonest or was just a careless researcher (probably some of both)

IMO you both nailed it. Paul Angle, for example, called Hertz' work "fraudulent" and "worse than useless."

I second Roger. Here's an example that speaks to both. https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/abraha...-prophecy/