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Abraham Lincoln

A Presidential Life

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Abraham Lincoln

By: James McPherson
Narrated by: John McDonough
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Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Tried by War, James M. McPherson is acclaimed as the greatest living Civil War historian.

In this compelling biography, McPherson follows Abraham Lincoln from his early frontier days to his turbulent years in the White House. This concise yet comprehensive account reveals why Lincoln still remains a quintessential American icon.

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Scholarly Summary • Masterful Storytelling • Excellent Narration • Approachable History • Enjoyable Biography
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it was a fast read and I enjoyed the short glimpse into his personal life.

it was a fast way to learn more about Lincoln.

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Wonderful, short biography of Abraham Lincoln I one of America’s greatest historians of the Civil War.

Great short bio

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Love the way the story is written and put on. Also, the narrative is so well deep into the book that it feels like he is the one writing the book.

Well put on

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The stated goal of the author is to provide an overview of Lincoln’s life that neither over-simplifies nor over-generalizes his life. Highly recommend as an introduction to the life of Abraham Lincoln.

Fantastic Overview

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Dr. McPherson is one of the great names in the history of Lincoln scholarship. This superb, very short book does a masterful job of introducing the life of Abraham Lincoln to its audience.

McPherson masterfully pics the moments, interactions, and decisions of Lincoln that carry the reader along to a much better understanding of him.

Even for those of us who have read extensively on Lincoln, this is a terrific work. Excellent narration as well.

Outstanding introduction to Lincoln

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A short but otherwise good story about Lincoln that is worth hearing. Well narrated and touches on the momentous problems American and Lincoln faced during that period of time.

Good story just wanted more

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Is there anything you would change about this book?

I would have liked a little more about his personal life even though I realize they wanted us to know about the political part of his life.

What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting?

The interesting part was his move when becoming President. The least interesting was some of the information about the wars.

What did you like about the performance? What did you dislike?

The performance of the reader kept your attention

If this book were a movie would you go see it?

Yes

Any additional comments?

This was a quick fix to a long story.

In depth

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The text was a wonderful little explanation of the life of Lincoln. The author does not skip on the smaller points of scholarship that he has gained from his extensive experience in history. I could listen to this book a couple of times.

Excellent Text and Excellent Narration

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Well done but brief overview of Lincoln’s life written by the master of Civil War writing. Artistically crafted interpretations of speeches may give clearer meaning to some. Only downgraded due to brevity.

Performance was fine throughout.

Thanks to Audible for making this volume available free of charge.

All too brief

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If you could sum up Abraham Lincoln in three words, what would they be?

easy to understand but not dumbed down. great narrator

What other book might you compare Abraham Lincoln to and why?

1776 by Mc Cullough but more concise

Any additional comments?

Well done

great short story

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