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Read By: Rich Mock Publisher: Blackstone Publishing Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 10.00 hours at 1.5x Speed 7.50 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: January 2006 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9781483070841

Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

15

Longest Chapter Length:

88:46 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

17:08 minutes

Average Chapter Length:

59:58 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

2

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Publisher Description

Distinguished historian Orville Vernon Burton suggests that, while abolishing slavery was the age's most extraordinary accomplishment, it was the inscribing of personal liberty into the nation's millennial aspirations that was its most profound.

America had always perceived providence in its progress, but in the 1840s and 1850s, a pessimism accompanied a marked extremism. Even amidst historic political compromises, the middle ground collapsed.

Burton shows how the president's authentic Southerness empowered him to conduct a civil war that redefined freedom as a personal right to be expanded to all Americans. In the violent decades to follow, while the extent of that freedom would be contested, its centrality to the definition of the country would not.

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"I thought this book was excellent. I learned a lot about an era of US history that I wasn't very strong, and the writing style, coherence of the narrative, and pace made it a pleasure to read. Don't start the chapters on the Civil War right before trying to go to bed! "

— Cameron (5 out of 5 stars)

Quotes

  • “The Age of Lincoln offers a major reinterpretation of nineteenth-century American history from the age of Jackson to the Progressive era. Professor Burton portrays Lincoln as a product of his time and the Southern yeoman culture in which he grew up; and in turn he shows how Lincoln’s ideas, so essential for Northern victory in the war, affected the way Americans defined themselves in the postwar generation. Filled with fresh insights, The Age of Lincoln should open a new era in Civil War-Reconstruction scholarship.”

    — David Herbert Donald, two-time Pulitzer Prize winner and author of Lincoln
  • “Vernon Burton offers a bold new synthesis of the Civil War era in The Age of Lincoln. He shows how the ferment of religious reform merged with the dynamism of free-labor capitalism to forge a Northern political culture that triumphed over the South and slavery.”

    — Jim McPherson, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Battle Cry of Freedom
  • “In magisterial fashion Vernon Burton’s The Age of Lincoln covers the broad panorama of the American nation’s most perilous years…Especially striking is his treatment of the Reconstruction South when the victor’s bi-racial, ‘national building’ experiment failed, a situation analogous to the current sectarian strife in Iraq.”

    — Bertram Whatt-Brown, professor emeritus of history, University of Florida
  • “Burton’s intriguing thesis is that Lincoln's most profound achievement was not the abolition of slavery but the enshrinement of the principle of personal liberty protected by a body of law…For readers seeking to comprehend the sweeping social, religious and cultural backdrop to the Civil War, Burton’s book is a worthy heir to Schlesinger’s [The Age of Jackson].”

    — Publishers Weekly
  • “[Chronicles] in compelling detail the process of secession, the conduct of events in the course of the Civil War itself, and acts of reconstruction…the book captures in excellent prose the early decades of modern American history.”

    — Booklist

The Age of Lincoln Listener Reviews

Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5 (4.00)
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  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " Again an excellent book. It is interesting to see the societal issues and forces at play during Lincoln's life. It just goes to show that (1) some things don't change and (2) the importance from learning from history so that we don't repeat the same mistakes. "

    — Kevin, 4/18/2013
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " A book I use for reference whenever I want to understand the background for the stories I write about Civil War Montana. Very useful, informative, and fascinating to read. "

    — Carol, 2/10/2013
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " Interesting history of Lincoln's time in this world; sometimes too dry "

    — Amy, 9/10/2012
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " I thought this book was excellent. I learned a lot about an era of US history that I wasn't very strong, and the writing style, coherence of the narrative, and pace made it a pleasure to read. Don't start the chapters on the Civil War right before trying to go to bed! "

    — Cameron, 4/22/2012
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " Read this for a class. Easy way to learn a lot about the Civil war. "

    — JJ, 12/1/2011
  • Overall Performance: 2 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " I might have rated this higher if I had wanted a book on slavery or if it had had 50% on Lincoln. As it was, he was hardly mentioned. "

    — Rhonda, 11/15/2011
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " sweeping history of the stuff AROUND the Civil War. gives a very interesting, & more complete, picture of the period. "

    — Matthew, 5/13/2011
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " A book I use for reference whenever I want to understand the background for the stories I write about Civil War Montana. Very useful, informative, and fascinating to read. "

    — Carol, 4/22/2011
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " Read this for a class. Easy way to learn a lot about the Civil war. "

    — JJ, 3/16/2011
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " sweeping history of the stuff AROUND the Civil War. gives a very interesting, & more complete, picture of the period. "

    — Matthew, 6/13/2010
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " Again an excellent book. It is interesting to see the societal issues and forces at play during Lincoln's life. It just goes to show that (1) some things don't change and (2) the importance from learning from history so that we don't repeat the same mistakes. "

    — Kevin, 6/9/2008
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " Interesting history of Lincoln's time in this world; sometimes too dry "

    — Amy, 8/25/2007

About Orville Vernon Burton

Orville Vernon Burton is professor of history and sociology and a University Distinguished Teacher/Scholar at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is the author or editor of eight previous books, including the Pulitzer prize–nominated In My Father's House Are Many Mansions.

About Rich Mock

Rich Mock began his career in voice artistry in 1995, having since recorded numerous regional and national commercial radio spots. Age of Lincoln is his first audiobook for Blackstone Audio, inaugurating what he hopes will be a long-term path in audiobook narration.