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Oh dear...I didn’t realize that you were into outcome-based education. Even Bennett does not claim his book as history.

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Oh dear...I didn’t realize that you were into outcome-based education.

Sad, but true, the Civil War history we are taught in public school is outcome-based. Decided to broaden my horizons:)

Even Bennett does not claim his book as history.

I believe my statement says the book is by a historian. The author's position is based on his interpretation of historical documentation. As Beck liked to say, when promoting Arguing with Idiots: How to Stop Small Minds and Big Government, "It has pages and pages of footnotes". Forced Into Glory: Abraham Lincoln's White Dream has pages and pages of footnotes too.