Abraham Lincoln: A History (Volume 1)

John Hay (1835–1905), John George Nicolay (1832–1901)

Read by ashleighjane, Stephen L. Moss, Veronica Jenkins and 8 others

13h 45m · 26 chapters

This is the biography of Abraham Lincoln, written by two of his private secretaries. (Summary by ashleighjane)

Chapters

1. 101 - Lineage44 min
2. 202 - Indiana35 min
3. 303 - Illinois in 183040 min
4. 404 - New Salem27 min
5. 505 - Lincoln in the Black Hawk War25 min
6. 606 - Surveyor and Representative38 min
7. 707 - Legislative Experience27 min
8. 808 - The Lincoln-Stone Protest21 min
9. 909 - Collapse of the System21 min
10. 1010 - Early Law Practice30 min
11. 1111 - Marriage28 min
12. 1212 - The Shields Duel18 min
13. 1313 - The Campaign of 184442 min
14. 1414 - Campaign for Congress36 min
15. 1515 - The Thirtieth Congress48 min
16. 1616 - A Fortunate Escape23 min
17. 1717 - The Circuit Lawyer21 min
18. 1818 - The Balance of Power34 min
19. 1919 - The Repeal of Missouri Compromise41 min
20. 2020 - The Drift of Politics25 min
21. 2121 - Lincoln and Trumbull49 min
22. 2222 - The Border Ruffians32 min
23. 2323 - The Bogus Laws38 min
24. 2424 - The Topeka Constitution22 min
25. 2525 - Civil War in Kansas36 min
26. •00 - Author's Preface11 min

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