The Life of Abraham Lincoln, Volume 2: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Life of Abraham Lincoln, Volume 2, credited to Ida M. Tarbell, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of The Life of Abraham Lincoln, Volume 2 by Ida M. Tarbell. Read by Ciufi Galeazzi Volume 2 of Ida Tarbell's biography of Lincoln begins at chapter 22 with Lincoln's first inauguration, and ends with an account of his funeral. The volume also includes a lengthy appendix which contains, in chronological order, letters. telegrams and speeches of Lincoln which had not been previously published. 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 2
• Author credits: Ida M. Tarbell
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 30
• Listed recording duration: 17:01:40

Catalogue topics

• civil war
• lincoln
• American history

Opening tracks: first 24 of 30

1. 01 - The First Inauguration of Lincoln - The Relief of Fort Sumter - Seward's Ambition to Control the Administration, Part 1 — 33:54
2. 02 - The First Inauguration of Lincoln - The Relief of Fort Sumter - Seward's Ambition to Control the Administration, Part 2 — 32:14
3. 03 - The Beginning of Civil War, Part 1 — 31:06
4. 04 - The Beginning of Civil War, Part 2 — 28:17
5. 05 - The Failure of Fremont - Lincoln's Difficulties with McClellan - The Death of Willie Lincoln, Part 1 — 33:33
6. 06 - The Failure of Fremont - Lincoln's Difficulties with McClellan - The Death of Willie Lincoln, Part 2 — 32:41
7. 07 - Lincoln and Emancipation, Part 1 — 37:10
8. 08 - Lincoln and Emancipation, Part 2 — 37:04
9. 09 - Lincoln's Search for a General — 41:12
10. 10 - Lincoln and the Soldiers, Part 1 — 26:27
11. 11 - Lincoln and the Soldiers, Part 2 — 23:45
12. 12 - Lincoln's Re-Election in 1864, Part 1 — 36:36
13. 13 - Lincoln's Re-Election in 1864, Part 2 — 37:03
14. 14 - Lincoln's Work in the Winter of 1864-65 - His Second Inauguration, Part 1 — 26:18
15. 15 - Lincoln's Work in the Winter of 1864-65 - His Second Inauguration, Part 2 — 28:09
16. 16 - The End of the War — 31:11
17. 17 - Lincoln's Funeral — 38:41
18. 18 - Appendix, Part 1 Letters, Telegrams, and Speeches Aug. 1833 - Oct. 1837 — 45:11
19. 19 - Appendix, Part 2 Letters, Telegrams, and Speeches Jan. 1839- March 1845 — 41:20
20. 20 - Appendix, Part 3 Letters, Telegrams, and Speeches Oct. 1845 - Dec. 1855 — 37:47
21. 21 - Appendix, Part 4 Letters, Telegrams, and Speeches May 1856 — 52:02
22. 22 - Appendix, Part 5 Letters, Telegrams and Speeches July 1856 - Dec. 1858 — 41:10
23. 23 - Appendix, Part 6 Letters, Telegrams and Speeches Jan. 1859 - Sept. 1862 — 33:38
24. 24 - Appendix, Part 7 Letters, Telegrams, and Speeches Sept. 1862 - May 1863 — 29:38

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