Life of Abraham Lincoln, Volume 1

Ida M. Tarbell

25 chapters · 14 h 31 min · English

Read by Ciufi Galeazzi

History · Biography & Autobiography

Play☆ Favorite

Chapters

1. 1The Origin of the Lincoln Family- The Lincolns in Kentucky - Birth of Abraham Lincoln28 min
2. 2The Lincolns Leave Kentucky for Southern Indiana - Conditions of Life in Their New Home17 min
3. 3Abraham Lincoln's Early Opportunities - The Books He Read - Trips to New Orleans - Impression He Made on His Friends30 min
4. 4The Lincolns Leave Indiana - The Journey to Illinois - Abraham Lincoln Strikes Out for Himself30 min
5. 5Lincoln Secures a Position - He Studies Grammar - First Appearance in Politics31 min
6. 6The Black Hawk War - Lincoln Chosen Captain of a Company - Reenlists as an Independent Ranger - End of the War30 min
7. 7Lincoln Runs for State Assembly and is Defeated - Storekeeper - Student - Postmaster - Surveyor33 min
8. 8Electioneering in Illinois in 1834 - Lincoln Reads Law - First Term as an Assemblyman - Lincoln's First Great Sorrow33 min
9. 9Lincoln is Re-Elected to the Illinois Assembly - His First Published Address - Protests Against Pro-Slavery Resolutions of the Assembly44 min
10. 10Lincoln Begins to Study Law - Mary Owens - A Newspaper Contest - Growth of Political Influence48 min
11. 11Lincoln's Engagement to Mary Todd - Breaking of the Engagement - Lincoln-Shields Duel46 min
12. 12Lincoln Becomes a Candidate for Congress and is Defeated - On the Stump in 1844 - Nominated and Elected to the 30th Congress33 min
13. 13Lincoln in Washington in 1847 - He Opposes the Mexican War - Campaigning in New England40 min
14. 14Lincoln at Niagara- Secures a Patent for an Invention - Abandons Politics and Decides to Devote Himself to the Law34 min
15. 15Lincoln on the Circuit - His Humor and Persuasiveness - His Manner of Preparing Cases, Examining Witnesses, and Addressing Juries30 min
16. 16Lincoln's Important Law Cases - Defence of a Slave Girl - The McCormick Case - The Armstrong Murder Case - The Rock Island Bridge Case48 min
17. 17Lincoln Re-Enters Politics46 min
18. 18The Lincoln-Douglas Debates, Part 135 min
19. 19The Lincoln-Douglas Debates, Part 239 min
20. 20Lincoln's Nomination in 1860, Part 126 min
21. 21Lincoln's Nomination in 1860, Part 226 min
22. 22The Campaign of 1860, Part 129 min
23. 23The Campaign of 1860, Part 230 min
24. 24Mr. Lincoln as President-Elect, Part 144 min
25. 25Mr. Lincoln as President-Elect, Part 240 min