Audiobook23 hours
Life Of Abraham Lincoln
Written by Ward Hill Lamon
Narrated by LibriVox Community
Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
()
About this audiobook
Ward Hill Lamon's work is a study of the life of the 16th President of the United States of America from his childhood to the day of his first inauguration. Lamon, who worked with Lincoln during his administration, and who had access to the papers of Lincoln's law partner and biographer William Herndon, paints a vivid portrait of the years that lead to what many considered to be an unlikely yet successful run for the presidency. From his time fighting in the west as both an officer and a private soldier, through his Congressional years, private law practice and failed attempts to win a seat in the United States Senate, Lincoln is presented as the human being he was, nothing more and nothing less. This fascinating man, who arguably could be considered the best president the United States has ever known, was a complex and intensely private and conflicted individual who nonetheless sought and found his calling in public service. Lamon skillfully weaves Lincoln's speeches and letters, often in full, throughout his narrative so that the reader hears much of the story in Lincoln's own words. Rich in detail, one comes away with a fuller understanding of who Lincoln was and what formed his political and religious beliefs. With so much already known about Lincoln, Lamon's work supplements known history with private details that only Herndon and Lamon and those closest to Lincoln could provide. (Summary by Greg Giordano)
Related to Life Of Abraham Lincoln
Related audiobooks
Herndon's Lincoln Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Getting Right with Lincoln: Correcting Misconceptions about Our Greatest President Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Murdering Mr. Lincoln: A New Detection of the 19th Century's Most Famous Crime Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Short Life of Abraham Lincoln Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Every-day Life of Abraham Lincoln Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAbraham Lincoln: A Life 1861: From Springfield to Washington, Inauguration, and Distributing Patronage Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Abraham Lincoln and the American Civil War Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsField of Corpses: Arthur St. Clair and the Death of an American Army Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Southern View of the Invasion of the Southern States and War of 1861-65 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Grubby Little Men Who Raped Hong Kong Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTime in the Barrel: A Marine's Account of the Battle for Con Thien Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSUMMARY - Titan: The Life Of John D. Rockefeller, Sr By Ron Chernow Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Great Patriotic War: The History of the Fighting Between the Soviets and Germans during World War II Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Road to Appomattox Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Bomb Group: The Eighth Air Force's 381st and The Allied Air Offensive Over Europe Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsVietnam: A War Lost and Won Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Old Régime in Canada Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsRobert E. Lee's Orderly: A Modern Black Man's Confederate Journey Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Kennedys at War: 1937-1945 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5On the Trail of The Immigrant Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Vietnam War: The History of America’s Most Controversial War Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLife on the Mississippi (Unabridged) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThrough The Wheat Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5History Revealed: Butch and Sundance's Pan American Escapade: Episode 51 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Changed Man And Other Tales Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Diary of a Dead Officer Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCrisis!: When Political Parties Lose the Consent to Rule Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCold War: America vs. Soviet Union Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAmerican Revolution Stories: Forgotten Tales of Bravery, Betrayal, and Triumph during the Revolutionary War Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
History For You
The Secret History of the World Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5All the Sinners Bleed: A Novel Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Razorblade Tears: A Novel Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Knowing What We Know: The Transmission of Knowledge: From Ancient Wisdom to Modern Magic Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Korean War: A History Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Book of Five Rings Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Age of Revolutions: Progress and Backlash from 1600 to the Present Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel: Genius, Power, and Deception on the Eve of World War I Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Little Book of Hygge: Danish Secrets to Happy Living Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Mary Magdalene: Women, the Church, and the Great Deception Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Small Mercies: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Overstory Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Restaurant: A History of Eating Out Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Hell's Princess: The Mystery of Belle Gunness, Butcher of Men Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Cuba (Winner of the Pulitzer Prize): An American History Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Valiant Women: The Extraordinary American Servicewomen Who Helped Win World War II Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5On Palestine Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Wilmington's Lie: The Murderous Coup of 1898 and the Rise of White Supremacy Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Story of Art Without Men Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Hidden Roots of White Supremacy: And the Path to a Shared American Future Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Swingtime for Hitler: Goebbels’s Jazzmen, Tokyo Rose, and Propaganda That Carries a Tune Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis Thomas Jefferson And The Opening Of The American West Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Reviews for Life Of Abraham Lincoln
Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
0 ratings
0 ratings0 reviews