Sentence:  The popularity of local color literature before the Spanish-American War , the steady currency of the <WSD>Lincoln</WSD> myth , the increased emphasis on the frontier west in our mass media are cases in point . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  16th President of the United States; saved the Union during the American Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865)