The Essential Abraham Lincoln

Garrick Hagon · Peter Whitfield

Jan 2009 · Naxos AudioBooks · Narrated by Garrick Hagon and Peter Marinker

About this audiobook

Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865) was one of the most influential presidents of the USA, uniting the country and abolishing slavery after a terrible civil war. On the 200th anniversary of his birth, his life and works are presented here in an easy introductory form. Through a balance of biography and the key speeches and letters, the man is brought to life, demonstrating his keen intelligence and determination, which was maintained all the way to his tragic death at the hand of an assassin.