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
LIfe of Abraham Lincoln, Volume 1
Chapters
1 The First Inauguration of Lincoln - The Relief of Fort Sumter - Seward's Ambition to Control the Administration, Part 1 34 min 2 The First Inauguration of Lincoln - The Relief of Fort Sumter - Seward's Ambition to Control the Administration, Part 2 32 min 3 The Beginning of Civil War, Part 1 31 min 4 The Beginning of Civil War, Part 2 28 min 5 The Failure of Fremont - Lincoln's Difficulties with McClellan - The Death of Willie Lincoln, Part 1 34 min 6 The Failure of Fremont - Lincoln's Difficulties with McClellan - The Death of Willie Lincoln, Part 2 33 min 7 Lincoln and Emancipation, Part 1 37 min 8 Lincoln and Emancipation, Part 2 37 min 9 Lincoln's Search for a General 41 min 10 Lincoln and the Soldiers, Part 1 26 min 11 Lincoln and the Soldiers, Part 2 24 min 12 Lincoln's Re-Election in 1864, Part 1 37 min 13 Lincoln's Re-Election in 1864, Part 2 37 min 14 Lincoln's Work in the Winter of 1864-65 - His Second Inauguration, Part 1 26 min 15 Lincoln's Work in the Winter of 1864-65 - His Second Inauguration, Part 2 28 min 16 The End of the War 31 min 17 Lincoln's Funeral 39 min 18 Appendix, Part 1 Letters, Telegrams, and Speeches Aug. 1833 - Oct. 1837 45 min 19 Appendix, Part 2 Letters, Telegrams, and Speeches Jan. 1839- March 1845 41 min 20 Appendix, Part 3 Letters, Telegrams, and Speeches Oct. 1845 - Dec. 1855 38 min 21 Appendix, Part 4 Letters, Telegrams, and Speeches May 1856 52 min 22 Appendix, Part 5 Letters, Telegrams and Speeches July 1856 - Dec. 1858 41 min 23 Appendix, Part 6 Letters, Telegrams and Speeches Jan. 1859 - Sept. 1862 34 min 24 Appendix, Part 7 Letters, Telegrams, and Speeches Sept. 1862 - May 1863 30 min 25 Appendix, Part 8 Letters, Telegrams, and Speeches May 1863 - Sept. 1863 31 min 26 Appendix, Part 9 Letters, Telegrams, and Speeches Sept. 1863 - Oct. 1863 30 min 27 Appendix, Part 10 Letters,Telegrams, and Speeches Oct. 1863 - Jan. 1864 30 min 28 Appendix, Part 11 Letters, Telegrams, and Speeches Jan. 1864 - April 1864 30 min 29 Appendix, Part 12 Letters, Telegrams, and Speeches May 1864-Nov. 1864 28 min 30 Appendix, Part 13 Letters, Telegrams, and Speeches Nov. 1864- April 1865 36 min