The Deification of Lincoln

"Biographies in general are more often the reflection of the passions and prejudices of the biographers than a revelation of the truth concerning the subject." Numerous biographies have been written about President Abraham Lincoln, most of which have highlighted his successes and virtues. Those works mythologized the man while leaving some facets of his personal history and presidential tenure to be lost to history. Much of what has been written about Lincoln has been exaggerated to eulogize him