Recollections of Abraham Lincoln 1847-1865 By Ward Hill Lamon edited by Dorothy Lamon

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LibriVox recording of Recollections of Abraham Lincoln 1847-1865 By Ward Hill Lamon edited by Dorothy Lamon by Ward Hill Lamon. Read in English by John Greenman Abraham Lincoln came to the presidency under a heavy shroud of uncertainty, not only about his threatened life but, of course, the very existence of the United States, which was already falling apart. Ward Hill Lamon was, in effect, his first Secret Service agent, his security guard and this biography, heavily edited by his daughter, Dorothy Lamon (some say TOO heavily edited) sets down for posterity many details surrounding Lincoln's near-fatal journey to his inauguration, how he dealt with day to day presidential decisions and a wide range of interpersonal relationships with the visionaries, schemers and power brokers surrounding him. - Summary by John Greenman For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org . M4B Audiobook (230MB)

Directors & creators

Ward Hill Lamon

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks;slavery; Confederate States; civil war; lincoln; Abraham Lincoln; abolitionists; illinois; Union; presidential inauguration; secession; secessionist

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