Lincoln A Photobiography Author:Russell Freedman Abraham Lincoln stood out in a crowd as much for his wit and rollicking humor as for his height. Here is a warm, appealing biography of our Civil War president. — Russell Freedman begins with a lively account of Abraham Lincoln?s boyhood, his career as a country lawyer, and his courtship and marriage to Mary Todd. Then the author focuses on the... more » presidential years (1861 to 1865), skillfully explaining the many complex issues Lincoln grappled with as he led a deeply divided nation through the Civil War. The audiobook?s final chapter is a moving account of that tragic evening in Ford?s Theatre on April 14, 1865.
Lincoln: A Photobiography concludes with an interview with the Author.« less