The Story of Abraham Lincoln: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide
The Story of Abraham Lincoln by Mary A. Hamilton: the LibriVox audiobook summary, 9 original MP3 tracks, 2:36:25 running time and a link to listen.
The Story of Abraham Lincoln, credited to Mary A. Hamilton, 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 Story of Abraham Lincoln, by Mary A. Hamilton. Read by John Lieder. In this biography for young adults, Mary A. Hamilton gives a British person’s perspective on the 16th President of the United States. A glowing tribute to “Honest Abe”, the author traces Lincoln’s ancestral roots and recounts his birth in Kentucky, his youth in Indiana, his adult life in Illinois and his years in the White House. She also provides a good background on the causes and course of the American Civil War. Hamilton is not always historically precise. For example, she erroneously names Jefferson Davis as the Southern Democratic candidate for president running against Lincoln and Douglas in 1860 rather than John C. Breckinridge. However, overall “The Story of Abraham Lincoln” is a good summarization and interesting account of the life, values and politics of Lincoln. Cautions: Chapter 7 contains a single use of an epithet for African-Americans in a quotation from a British magazine. Chapter 8 ends with an example of a stereotypical Southern black dialect which many may find offensive. (Summary by John Lieder.)
Recording facts
- Recording title: The Story of Abraham Lincoln
- Author credits: Mary A. Hamilton
- Language: English
- Original MP3 tracks: 9
- Listed recording duration: 2:36:25
Catalogue topics
- audio book
- abraham lincoln
- history
- american civil war
- biography
Track guide
- 01 - Boyhood — 19:54
- 02 - The Young Backwoodsman — 17:29
- 03 - Slavery — 18:33
- 04 - Lincoln the Lawyer — 17:48
- 05 - Defeat of the Little Giant — 20:33
- 06 - The New President and Secession — 15:11
- 07 - The War — 20:00
- 08 - Victory — 13:53
- 09 - O Captain! My Captain — 13:09
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