The Making of a Politician: Sidney Blumenthal on His New Biography of Abe Lincoln (Interview)

Robin Lindley is a Seattle-based writer and attorney, and the features editor of the History News Network (hnn.us). His articles have appeared in HNN, Crosscut, Salon, Real Change, Documentary, Writer's Chronicle, and others. He has a special interest in the history of conflict and human rights. You can find his other interviews here. His email: robinlindley@gmail.com.

There's an American mythology about Abraham Lincoln that portrays him as saintly and far above the grimy rough-and-tumble world of politics.

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