In an authoritative collection celebrating the 200th anniversary of Lincoln's birth, America's top Lincoln historians offer their diverse perspectives on the life and legacy of America's 16th president. Spanning Lincoln's life - from his early career as a Springfield lawyer, to his presidential reign during one of America's most troubled historical periods, to his assassination in 1865 - these essays, developed from original C-SPAN interviews, provide a compelling, composite portrait of Lincoln, one that offers up new stories and fresh insights on a defining leader.
Edited by C-SPAN's Brian Lamb and Susan Swain, Abraham Lincoln is a wonderful compendium of information and deeply-informed analysis that deserves a prominent place in every history lover's library. C-SPAN is directing any royalties from the sale of this audiobook to the nonprofit C-SPAN Education Foundation, which creates teaching materials for middle- and high-school teachers.
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"A C-Span book that is most excellent! This book contains a wide variety of views on Lincoln. Providing a complete understanding of Lincoln, the state of the union at the time and the Civil War. If you love history this book is for you." — Karen (5 out of 5 stars)
"A C-Span book that is most excellent! This book contains a wide variety of views on Lincoln. Providing a complete understanding of Lincoln, the state of the union at the time and the Civil War. If you love history this book is for you."
" Listened to the audio version, which is a bargain at $6 and offers fine narration and interesting material. "
" Like having tivo'd all the good C-SPAN discussions with Lincoln authors. Nice resource. "
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