Get ready for a lot more of this with the Spielberg movie coming out.Indeed, the more of a hit this Lincoln film is, the more bad Lincoln books will clog the bookstores.
“Sidney Blumenthal, journalist, author, historian, and former senior adviser to President Clinton, is completing a book titled The Man Who Became Abraham Lincoln: How He Won the Civil War and Was Assassinated.”
Don't expect Lincoln scholars to put up a fight, though. They rolled over for Cuomo, Goodwin, O'Reilly and McPherson.* They will welcome their new sludge overlords.
It's become a habit with them.
*Small Caveats for Guelzo and Foner however, for remarks against Goodwin's book made in reviews.
Update, 10/19:
Our correspondent writes,
And what’s with that awful book title? You could envision a series:Maybe we should go easy on him - is it his first book? Isn't everyone's first book about Lincoln?
The Man Who Became John Kennedy: How He Wooed Marilyn and Was Assassinated
The Man Who Became James Garfield: How He Pissed off Charles Guiteau and Was Assassinated
The Man Who Became Elvis: How He Became a Star and Was Found Dead on the Toilet
The Woman Who Became Margaret Mitchell: How She Wrote Gone With the Wind and Was Run Over by a Taxi
