A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln

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English · 1902 · 18h 28m · Biography, History, Biography & Autobiography

4.6 (35 reviews)

John G. Nicolay was Abraham Lincoln’s private White House secretary. With assistant secretary, John Hay, he wrote the two volume definitive biography of Lincoln, "Abraham Lincoln, a Biography." Although this is a condensation by Nicolay of that biography, it is still a sizable work and a fairly thorough treatment of the life of the 16th president of the United States. (Summary by John Lieder)

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Chapter I 36:49 Read by John Lieder
Chapter II 37:13 Read by John Lieder
Chapter III 18:37 Read by Leon Mire
Chapter IV 23:15 Read by Leon Mire
Chapter V 25:37 Read by Rob Powell
Chapter VI 31:00 Read by Rob Powell
Chapter VII 26:14 Read by Ernst Schnell
Chapter VIII 17:27 Read by Laurie Anne Walden
Chapter IX 36:38 Read by John Lieder
Chapter X 29:54 Read by Ernst Schnell
Chapter XI 18:20 Read by Alana Jordan
Chapter XII 29:48 Read by Alana Jordan
Chapter XIII 32:16 Read by Allyson Hester
Chapter XIV 30:30 Read by Allyson Hester
Chapter XV 26:06 Read by Allyson Hester
Chapter XVI 28:36 Read by Allyson Hester
Chapter XVII 27:43 Read by Allyson Hester
Chapter XVIII 33:52 Read by jude kaider
Chapter XIX 30:09 Read by jude kaider
Chapter XX 23:31 Read by jude kaider
Chapter XXI 33:02 Read by jude kaider
Chapter XXII 30:01 Read by jude kaider
Chapter XXIII 27:27 Read by Alana Jordan
Chapter XXIV 34:50 Read by jude kaider
Chapter XXV 30:01 Read by John Lieder
Chapter XXVI 30:47 Read by John Lieder
Chapter XXVII 27:13 Read by John Lieder
Chapter XXVIII 20:52 Read by Laurie Anne Walden
Chapter XXIX 27:09 Read by Allyson Hester
Chapter XXX 39:12 Read by Alana Jordan
Chapter XXXI 31:01 Read by jude kaider
Chapter XXXII 37:16 Read by jude kaider
Chapter XXXIII 33:18 Read by jude kaider
Chapter XXXIV 25:47 Read by jude kaider
Chapter XXXV 41:29 Read by John Lieder
Chapter XXXVI 20:51 Read by Laura Caldwell
Chapter XXXVII 38:05 Read by Alana Jordan
Chapter XXXVIII 16:24 Read by Alana Jordan

Reviews

Good Book, mixed reader/audio quality


(4 stars)

I listen while driving and found some of the readers hard to hear. The audio quality could definitely be improved but I still enjoyed the content.


(5 stars)

excellent, original research. We studied this book in historiography at college. Nicolay was one of Lincoln's private secretaries.


(2.5 stars)

aA book written by a contemporary of Lincoln. Quite good and worth the time.

A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln


(5 stars)