Abraham Lincoln: A History (Volume 2)
John Hay , John George Nicolay
29 chapters · 13 h 7 min · English
Read by Denise Nordell, Margaret Espaillat, Jim Caroompas, Shelly Tumbleson, im Simpl, Veronica Jenkins and others
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Abraham Lincoln: A History is an 1890 ten-volume account of the life and times of Abraham Lincoln, written by John Nicolay and John Hay, who were his personal secretaries during the American Civil War. Volume 2 chronicles Lincoln's life from 1856-1860. - Summary adapted from Wikipedia by Ann Boulais
Chapters
1 Jefferson Davis on Rebellion 29 min 2 The Conventions of 1856 48 min 3 Congressional Ruffianism 20 min 4 The Dred Scott Decision 42 min 5 Douglas and Lincoln on Dred Scott 16 min 6 The Lecompton Constitution 1 h 4 min 7 The Revolt of Douglas 23 min 8 The Lincoln-Douglas Debates 42 min 9 The Freeport Doctrine 25 min 10 Lincoln's Ohio Speeches 37 min 11 Harper's Ferry 41 min 12 Lincoln's Cooper Institute Speech 19 min 13 The Charleston Convention 26 min 14 The Baltimore Nominations 22 min 15 The Chicago Convention 41 min 16 Lincoln Elected 27 min 17 Beginnings of Rebellion 34 min 18 The Cabinet Cabal 23 min 19 From the Ballot to the Bullet 11 min 20 Major Anderson 19 min 21 The Charleston Forts 16 min 22 The President's Message 24 min 23 The Charleston Conspirators 18 min 24 Mr. Buchanan's Truce 16 min 25 The Retirement of Cass 19 min 26 The Senate Committee of Thirteen 31 min 27 The House Committee of Thirty-Three 21 min 28 The Conspiracy Proclaimed 19 min 29 The Forty Muskets 15 min
