Lincoln's Marxists

This is a fascinating and provocative reexamination of Abraham Lincoln's Presidency and lasting legacy. In 1865, Karl Marx, author of the "Communist Manifesto", praised Lincoln as a "single-minded son of the working class". This book examines why Marx - and other socialists - supported Lincoln's War [...]
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This is a fascinating and provocative reexamination of Abraham Lincoln's Presidency and lasting legacy. In 1865, Karl Marx, author of the "Communist Manifesto", praised Lincoln as a "single-minded son of the working class". This book examines why Marx - and other socialists - supported Lincoln's War and notes his negative influence on modern society. Firsthand accounts and insight from notable historians shatter contemporary views of both the 16th president and the early Republicans. Chapters emphasize the influence of the Forty-Eighters, a group of European radical socialists who advocated big government and supported Abraham Lincoln in his effort to become America's first Republican president. The book also examines Lincoln's religious views, disputing the common belief that he was a pious Christian, citing examples of his pagan beliefs from firsthand accounts.