My History Can Beat Up Your Politics

Lincoln Over Easy: The Creation of a President's Image

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How does history create a Presidential image? We try to answer this with a look at how Lincoln became an image. Not only were historians involved but the family, a sculptor, some oddballs and some really good Lincoln friends. 
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