Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years, Volume 1
By Carl Sandburg · Running time 18:39:43 · Biography & Autobiography
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A fascinating look at the early life of Abraham Lincoln through his term as Illinois congressman. Writer and poet Carl Sandburg, with an accumulation of historical documents and a storehouse of anecdotes about the object of his keen interest (having grown up in Illinois) paints a compelling picture of the 16th President and the rugged frontier life of the early 19th Century. - Summary by Scotty Smith
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