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Rise to Greatness: Abraham Lincoln and Americas Most Perilous Year Audiobook, by David Von Drehle Play Audiobook Sample

Rise to Greatness: Abraham Lincoln and America's Most Perilous Year Audiobook

Rise to Greatness: Abraham Lincoln and Americas Most Perilous Year Audiobook, by David Von Drehle Play Audiobook Sample
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Read By: Robertson Dean Publisher: Brilliance Audio Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 11.33 hours at 1.5x Speed 8.50 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: December 2012 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9781469270302

Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

50

Longest Chapter Length:

25:10 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

15:13 minutes

Average Chapter Length:

20:23 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

3

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Publisher Description

As 1862 dawned, the American republic was at death’s door. The federal government appeared overwhelmed, the U.S. Treasury was broke, and the Union’s top general was gravely ill. The Confederacy—with its booming economy, expert military leadership, and commanding position on the battlefield—had a clear view to victory. To a remarkable extent, the survival of the country depended on the judgment, cunning, and resilience of the unschooled frontier lawyer who had recently been elected president.

Twelve months later, the Civil War had become a cataclysm but the tide had turned. The Union generals who would win the war had at last emerged, and the Confederate army had suffered the key losses that would lead to its doom. The blueprint for modern America—an expanding colossus of industrial and financial might—had been indelibly inked. And the man who brought the nation through its darkest hour, Abraham Lincoln, had signed the Emancipation Proclamation and emerged as a singular leader.

In Rise to Greatness, acclaimed author David Von Drehle has created both a deeply human portrait of America’s greatest president and a rich, dramatic narrative about our most fateful year.

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Awards

  • A New York Times bestseller
  • A 2012 Kansas City Star Top 100 Book for Nonfiction
  • One of the 2012 Kirkus Reviews’ Best Books: Biography

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About David Von Drehle

David von Drehle is the author of several books, including the award-winning Triangle, a history of the Triangle shirtwaist factory fire. An editor-at-large at Time magazine, he and his family live in Kansas City, Missouri.

About Robertson Dean

Robertson Dean has played leading roles on and off Broadway and at dozens of regional theaters throughout the country. He has a BA from Tufts University and an MFA from Yale. His audiobook narration has garnered ten AudioFile Earphones Awards. He now lives in Los Angeles, where he works in film and television in addition to narrating.