“Abraham Lincoln: Stepfather of Our Country” is the title of a good, terse analysis of the Lincoln dictatorship by John J. Dwyer. Dwyer is the author of an excellent textbook entitled The War Between the States: America’s Uncivil War.” Whenever parents of pre-college students ask me to recommend a book for their children, this is the one. A new edition is just out this month.

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