The Life of Abraham Lincoln, Volume 1: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Life of Abraham Lincoln, Volume 1, credited to Ida M. Tarbell, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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LibriVox recording of The Life of Abraham Lincoln, Volume 1 by Ida M. Tarbell. Read in English by Ciufi Galeazzi Volume 1 of Ida Tarbell's biography of Lincoln covers his life from his boyhood to his election to the presidency in 1860. Tarbell, in addition to her famous work in investigative journalism (in particular, her influential expose of The Standard Oil Company), was a noted Lincoln scholar. Her writings on Lincoln, originally published as articles in McClure's Magazine, were highly acclaimed. - Summary by Ciufi Galeazzi

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Life of Abraham Lincoln, Volume 1
• Author credits: Ida M. Tarbell
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 25
• Listed recording duration: 14:31:05

Catalogue topics

• biography
• lincoln
• American history

Opening tracks: first 24 of 25

1. 01 - The Origin of the Lincoln Family- The Lincolns in Kentucky - Birth of Abraham Lincoln — 28:22
2. 02 - The Lincolns Leave Kentucky for Southern Indiana - Conditions of Life in Their New Home — 17:28
3. 03 - Abraham Lincoln's Early Opportunities - The Books He Read - Trips to New Orleans - Impression He Made on His Friends — 30:07
4. 04 - The Lincolns Leave Indiana - The Journey to Illinois - Abraham Lincoln Strikes Out for Himself — 30:04
5. 05 - Lincoln Secures a Position - He Studies Grammar - First Appearance in Politics — 30:41
6. 06 - The Black Hawk War - Lincoln Chosen Captain of a Company - Reenlists as an Independent Ranger - End of the War — 30:17
7. 07 - Lincoln Runs for State Assembly and is Defeated - Storekeeper - Student - Postmaster - Surveyor — 32:40
8. 08 - Electioneering in Illinois in 1834 - Lincoln Reads Law - First Term as an Assemblyman - Lincoln's First Great Sorrow — 33:23
9. 09 - Lincoln is Re-Elected to the Illinois Assembly - His First Published Address - Protests Against Pro-Slavery Resolutions of the Assembly — 44:20
10. 10 - Lincoln Begins to Study Law - Mary Owens - A Newspaper Contest - Growth of Political Influence — 47:49
11. 11 - Lincoln's Engagement to Mary Todd - Breaking of the Engagement - Lincoln-Shields Duel — 45:30
12. 12 - Lincoln Becomes a Candidate for Congress and is Defeated - On the Stump in 1844 - Nominated and Elected to the 30th Congress — 33:02
13. 13 - Lincoln in Washington in 1847 - He Opposes the Mexican War - Campaigning in New England — 39:54
14. 14 - Lincoln at Niagara- Secures a Patent for an Invention - Abandons Politics and Decides to Devote Himself to the Law — 33:54
15. 15 - Lincoln on the Circuit - His Humor and Persuasiveness - His Manner of Preparing Cases, Examining Witnesses, and Addressing Juries — 30:11
16. 16 - Lincoln's Important Law Cases - Defence of a Slave Girl - The McCormick Case - The Armstrong Murder Case - The Rock Island Bridge Case — 48:23
17. 17 - Lincoln Re-Enters Politics — 45:53
18. 18 - The Lincoln-Douglas Debates, Part 1 — 34:41
19. 19 - The Lincoln-Douglas Debates, Part 2 — 39:19
20. 20 - Lincoln's Nomination in 1860, Part 1 — 26:13
21. 21 - Lincoln's Nomination in 1860, Part 2 — 25:55
22. 22 - The Campaign of 1860, Part 1 — 28:36
23. 23 - The Campaign of 1860, Part 2 — 30:18
24. 24 - Mr. Lincoln as President-Elect, Part 1 — 43:57

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