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Lincoln

By: David Herbert Donald
Narrated by: Dick Estell
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 A masterful work by Pulitzer Prize–winning author David Herbert Donald, Lincoln is a stunning portrait of Abraham Lincoln’s life and presidency.

Donald brilliantly depicts Lincoln’s gradual ascent from humble beginnings in rural Kentucky to the ever-expanding political circles in Illinois, and finally to the presidency of a country divided by civil war. Donald goes beyond biography, illuminating the gradual development of Lincoln’s character, chronicling his tremendous capacity for evolution and growth, thus illustrating what made it possible for a man so inexperienced and so unprepared for the presidency to become a great moral leader. In the most troubled of times, here was a man who led the country out of slavery and preserved a shattered Union—in short, one of the greatest presidents this country has ever seen. Americas Art & Literature Authors Elections & Political Process Historical Politics & Activism Politics & Government Presidents & Heads of State
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I loved this book, great biography of possibly one of the greatest men of all time. Lincoln was a larger than life figure. I felt I was living in the 19th century listening to this book.

I cried at the end

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Great history, nothing but compliments. I thought the narrator a bit bland, but in the end I felt he truly suited the narrative.

Fabulous, shows the man behind the name.

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I was curious about the life of possible Americas greatest presidents. Intimate details are revealed as well as a significant amount of detail, sometimes too much. But in the end, it provided context to a different era of politics and people. I loved the narrators voice but the alt narrator cutting in at times was a bit jarring. Overall wonderful book.

Informative and captures the moment

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