Abraham Lincoln : Vampire Hunter

The movie Lincoln, directed by the infamous Steven Spielberg, is based on the life of Abraham Lincoln and his efforts to pass the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which would abolish slavery completely. With the assumption that the Civil War would end in one month, however, Abraham feels it it is imperative to pass the amendment by the end of January, thus removing any possibility that slaves who have already been freed may be re-enslaved. Radical Republicans believe the amendment will be defeated, due to the support of it not being completely assured, since they prioritize the issue of ending the war. Even if all of them are ultimately brought on board, the

John Wilkes Booth may think that he did the right thing for the southerner, however people from the north had different point of views and by that misfortune called him out for what he has done. The Chasing Lincoln's Killer, by James L. Swanson stated the quest of what John Wilkes Booth received and the task that he needs to be done is not a easy nor an impossible job, but the outcome of the event will be macabre. Although John Wilkes Booth is doing the greater good for the south, the assassination that John Wilkes Booth did will not be forgotten. Consequently, the assassination is what some people would hoped for.

Lincoln was transformed from a controversial and often unpopular leader into a martyr and hero.” The other revolves around John Wilkes Booth as he tries desperately to survive until he can escape deep into the heart of the Confederate states. In the beginning of the book the North and South were at war and at the point the South gave up starting a small “war” between Lincoln and the North. At that time while the war was going on President Lincoln, His wife, Major Rathbone, and his fiance Clara went to a play where Booth snuck up behind the president and killed him

In Thomas J. DiLorenzo’s book, The Real Lincoln: A New Look at Abraham Lincoln, His Agenda, and an Unnecessary War, he reveals the truth about Abraham Lincoln and attempts to get rid of the myths that many have told. He reveals the agenda of Lincoln and the real purpose behind the Civil War. One question that some have is why did it take a war to end slavery? In the book it is stated that, “dozens of countries… ended slavery peacefully during the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries”(x). Many argue the fact that Lincoln was against slavery but in DiLorenzo’s book he argues that Lincoln was very much supportive of slavery (x). DiLorenzo explains the real agenda behind Abraham Lincoln and what he stood for.

Abraham Lincoln is by far our most revered president in the history of the United States. He had a strong moral vision of where his country must go to preserve and enlarge the rights of all her people, but he was also a good man with a strong sense of character and a great discipline in the art of law; and he sought to continue the great and mighty legacy of the Constitution. He believed that the Founding Fathers had drawn up the Constitution without the mention of slavery because they felt that it would later die of a natural death. He would soon learn that that would not be the case.

The Real Lincoln: A New Look at Abraham Lincoln, His Agenda, and an Unnecessary War, by Thomas J. DiLorenzo completely shatters the illusion of the 16th President as the liberator of the slaves. DiLorenzo provides convincing evidence for Lincoln’s overt racism as expressed in his documented views on racial supremacy as stated in his desire to colonize all American blacks outside the United States (p. 4); Lincoln’s views were matched by the majority in the North who used such tools as state constitutional amendments to prohibit the emigration of black people into Northern states like Lincoln’s home of Illinois (p. 4); and that the Presidents war which killed 620, 000 Americans and destroyed 40% of the

Oates, Stephen B. Abraham Lincoln the Man behind the Myths. New York: Harper & Row, 1984. Print.

Abraham Lincoln’s presidential career was full of questionable actions. Thomas DiLorenzo author of, The Real Lincoln discusses Lincoln’s actions regarding racism, his refusal to emancipate the slaves, his continual tendency to act independently of Congress, and his radical reconstruction after the Civil War. DiLorenzo attacks each of these topics in his book and proves that Lincoln had his own agenda, and was not the picture perfect president everybody thought that he was.

President Abraham Lincoln has been revered as one of the greatest presidents in the history of the United States. He is known for his great effect on slavery and served his terms during the civil war in a time of great controversy. The American Civil War (1860-1865) occurred at the exact time of Lincoln's presidency (1861-1865). The North and the South were divided and a big issue was slavery, on which Lincoln took an anti-slavery stance. Lincoln has been called many things because of his views "from the great emancipator to the reluctant emancipator to the white supremacist, or, in more vulgar terms, Lincoln as just another honkie" (Hubbell 1). While many people believe Abraham Lincoln to be the "Great Emancipator" of the times, he was

The mythology of Lincoln hasn’t just happened in the world of historians, media has also taken a shot at it. Steven Spielburg even came out wish his own rendition of Lincoln with his 2012 movie Lincoln. Athough the movie was perceived well in theaters it wasn’t perceived as well with historians or did it? The movie takes place during the beginning of 1865 (Mckernie). As Eric Foner points out “slavery died on the ground as well as in the House, due to abolition efforts by feminist leaders like Susan B. Anthony, the Emancipation Proclamation, and the actions of free blacks themselves” (Coker), although missing those facts aren’t really a historical error, it just shows that those aren’t the focus of the movie (Mckernie). The

Have you ever wondered what America would be like today if slavery still existed? Well, thanks to Abraham Lincoln, we don’t have to. Abe Lincoln, the United States’ 16th president, possibly left the biggest impact in America’s history to this day.

Abraham Lincoln always demonstrated moral opposition to the acts of slavery both in public and private. He wanted to bring about the extinction of slavery through inhibiting its expansion into the USA territory through proposing the compensated emancipation during his early presidency. He supported the platform for the Republican Party of 1860 that believed slavery should not be allowed to expand into other territories in America (Sudbury, 2008). He believed that the widespread of slavery in the new western lands would inhibit the perspective of free labor on the America’s free soil and wanted peace to reign in the states through the end of slavery. Politically, Lincoln was attacked as an abolitionist but he did not consider himself as one. However, he believed that it was prudent to administer slow ending of the aspects of slavery by gradual emancipation and colonization by volunteering rather than the means of abolitionist that demanded the immediate end of slavery without compensating the owners (Zietlow,

The first thing I am going to tell you about is why I chose this book to read. It is a historical fiction book which tells the story of Lincoln’s assassination. He was assassinated at Ford’s Theatre in Washington D.C. The book tells you about the planning and what lengths John Wilkes Booth went to in order to kill Lincoln. After they go through with the assassination the

Abraham Lincoln is by far our most revered president in the history of the United States. He had a strong moral vision of where his country must go to preserve and enlarge the rights of all her people, but he was also a good man with a strong sense of character and a great discipline in the art of law; and he sought to continue the great and mighty legacy of the Constitution. He believed that the Founding Fathers had drawn up the Constitution without the mention of slavery because they felt that it would later die of a natural death. He would soon learn that that would not be the case.

On January 4th 1975, in Rockville Centre, New York, Seth Grahame-Smith was born. His parents, Deborah Ann and Barry Michael, divorced when Grahame-Smith was very young, leading Grahame-Smith to move to Weston and then Bethel, Connecticut. He graduated from Bethel High School in 1994, then went to Emerson College where he earned a degree in film. He is an author, screenwriter, and producer, mostly known for his fictitious “mash up” novels Pride and Prejudge and Zombies and Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. Grahame-Smith has collaborated on two film adaptations, Dark Shadows, and his own novel, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. Seth Grahame-Smith and his wife, Erin, live in California with their two children Jacob and Joshua. Currently Grahame-Smith’s novel Pride and Prejudice and Zombies is being adapted for film, and Smith is said to be writing a sequel/ spin off of Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, staring Henry Struges. Both the film and novel are set to be released in 2015.