America's Caesar [Paperback]

Greg Loren Durand (Author)

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About the Author

Greg Loren Durand has authored over twenty books in the last fifteen years. He's been the editor of four magazines, two newsletters and one newspaper. He is the author and designer of several internet sites. He is the owner of Crown Rights Book Company and the Director of an historical research center in southern Mississippi.

Product Details

• Paperback: 570 pages
• Publisher: Crown Rights Book Company (March 15, 2001)
• ISBN-10: 0970852509
• ISBN-13: 978-0970852502
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #420,055 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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28 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lincoln, not the South, started the Civil War, April 28, 2001

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Stephen J. Van Osdell "tabsaw" (Maineville, OH) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: America's Caesar (Paperback)

There is not space enough for me to adequately beseech anyone reading this to read this book. If learning truth does not attract and tempt you, then no amount of proof would convince you. But, if you are a person who values truth - no matter upon who it casts its illuminating light, then this book is a MUST READ. America's Civil War cost the lives of over 700,000 of America's finest men and boys, untold pain and suffering by both civilian and military personnel, loss of property, not to mention its resulting in the 'rape' and 'distortion' of our Constitution. 99% percent of Americans probably think that the South started the war by wantonly firing upon a small garrison starving in Fort Sumter. Poppycock! I can tell you flat out, and stake the lives of my wife and children, on the knowledge that Lincoln was determined for a war even before he was inaugurated, and he used lies, deceit, and chicanery to lure the South into actually firing the first gun. Who is a fault in starting a war - the side that actually fires the first shot, or the side which puts the other in a position of having to fire the first shot for defense? If you detect an armed burglar in your house, are you at fault for firing first, or should you wait for him to fire first? Lincoln, who sits upon his Mt. Olympus type throne in the Lincoln monument, is the most despicable president we ever had, and is responsible for all this loss of life that has marred this country ever since. Close examination reveals that he was despised and distrusted by his contemporaries, and was only apotheized after death - this being necessary for the survival of the Republican party of the day. Most Americans don't know (or probably care for that matter) that he is the only president to ever issue a warrant for the arrest of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (Justice Taney) if only because Justics Taney made known his disagreement with Lincoln concerning his suspension of the writ of habeaus corpus (our most sacred law). Read this book and maybe you then just might be able to understand why we can't necessarily trust our own government to this day. Waco, Ruby Ridge, Vince Foster's murder, Kosovo, Elian Gonzales, Oklahoma bombing - can we really believe we are being told the truth? The people of the north in 1861 sure weren't being told the truth, and many died as a result of it.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must-Have Resource, December 5, 2001

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Brett Pharo (Michigan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: America's Caesar (Paperback)

If you've ever wanted to trace the footsteps of America along the path of descent from the high ideals of the founders to the moral abyss free from Constitutional restraint we find ourselves in now, this is THE book for you. Well researched and meticulously referenced, it is invaluable as a reference tool. While very thorough in content, the format makes it very readable, dividing the whole into subjects with supporting documents. Excellent work!

18 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Definitive Work on Lincoln, February 15, 2002

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Roger L Pridemore (Randleman, NC United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: America's Caesar (Paperback)

The reviewer was steered to this book by amazon.com for which I am thankful. It would be hard to find a book so revealing, documented, and yet an easy read. One difficulty could be where the author writes and where other's quotes begin. This is not always clear however his commentary seems to coincide with the thoughts of those he quotes so that may be strictly my problem. This book has been re-read numerous times and like all GOOD books, there is a new revelation each time. Some of his references were unknown which prompted the reader's interest to peak regarding those references and want to read more of their thoughts. After having read the Kennedy Bothers "The South Was Right," "Was Jefferson Davis Right," and "Why Not Freedom," this book dovetailed into them and drove home the more salient points. This book is highly recommended to anyone interested in this historical period. Mine has become worn and warm, like an old friend.