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Stephen B. Oates (born 1936) is a former professor of history at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He is an expert in 19th-century United States history. Oates wrote 16 books during his career all following the same theme biographies of 19th-century American historical figures.He was accused of plagiarism in his biography of Abraham Lincoln but was cleared by the University of Massachusetts and the American Historical Association.