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Speaking as a historian who has read Thomas DiLorenzo's book The Real Lincoln, I believe that I can offer a unique perspective on Mr. Dwyer's review of it ("An Honest Look at Abe" March 20 issue). In the review, Dwyer attacks Lincoln and Henry Clay for being proponents of sending blacks to colonize other countries, failing to mention altogether--like DiLorenzo--that Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, Bushrod Washington (nephew of George), Francis Scott Key, Daniel Webster, Stephen Douglas, John Randolph, John Marshall, General Winfield Scott, Roger Taney, and William Seward were too.
Also, the attempt to lay the blame of the entire war's destruction at Lincoln's feet is out of touch with reality. ...