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Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years, Volume 1

Carl Sandburg (1878 - 1967)

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 Writer and poet Carl Sandburg, with an accumulation of historical documents and a storehouse of anecdotes about the object of his keen interest (having grown up in Illinois) paints a compelling picture of the 16th President and the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

Genre(s): Biography & Autobiography

Language: English

Section	Chapter	Reader	Time
Play 00	Preface	Scotty Smith	00:14:20
Play 01	Chapters 1-2	Scotty Smith	00:17:38
Play 02	Chapters 3-5	Scotty Smith	00:18:37
Play 03	Chapters 6-8	Scotty Smith	00:22:28
Play 04	Chapters 9-10	Scotty Smith	00:18:10
Play 05	Chapters 11-13	Scotty Smith	00:24:54
Play 06	Chapters 14-15	Scotty Smith	00:18:38
Play 07	Chapters 16-17	Scotty Smith	00:19:43
Play 08	Chapters 18-19	Scotty Smith	00:28:29
Play 09	Chapters 20-22	Scotty Smith	00:27:28
Play 10	Chapter 23	Scotty Smith	00:17:39
Play 11	Chapters 24-26	Scotty Smith	00:23:05
Play 12	Chapter 27	Scotty Smith	00:10:06
Play 13	Chapter 28	Scotty Smith	00:50:33
Play 14	Chapters 29-30	Scotty Smith	00:22:31
Play 15	Chapters 31-32	Scotty Smith	00:18:47
Play 16	Chapter 33	Scotty Smith	00:22:04
Play 17	Chapters 34-35	Scotty Smith	00:18:25
Play 18	Chapters 36-37	Scotty Smith	00:26:00
Play 19	Chapters 38-41	Scotty Smith	00:21:08
Play 20	Chapters 42-43	Scotty Smith	00:30:51
Play 21	Chapter 44	Scotty Smith	00:28:14
Play 22	Chapters 45-46	Scotty Smith	00:20:53
Play 23	Chapters 47-48	Scotty Smith	00:24:27
Play 24	Chapter 49	Scotty Smith	00:22:35
Play 25	Chapters 50-51	Scotty Smith	00:25:48
Play 26	Chapters 52-53	Scotty Smith	00:24:39
Play 27	Chapter 54	Scotty Smith	00:14:19
Play 28	Chapters 55-56	Scotty Smith	00:25:39
Play 29	Chapters 57-58	Scotty Smith	00:24:52
Play 30	Chapters 59-62	Scotty Smith	00:25:21
Play 31	Chapters 63-64	Scotty Smith	00:35:04
Play 32	Chapters 65-67	Scotty Smith	00:22:38
Play 33	Chapters 68-69	Scotty Smith	00:17:34
Play 34	Chapter 70	Scotty Smith	00:24:50
Play 35	Chapters 71-72	Scotty Smith	00:22:24
Play 36	Chapters 73-74	Scotty Smith	00:28:32
Play 37	Chapters 75-76	Scotty Smith	00:27:30
Play 38	Chapters 77-79	Scotty Smith	00:32:16
Play 39	Chapters 80-82	Scotty Smith	00:21:58
Play 40	Chapters 83-85	Scotty Smith	00:25:53
Play 41	Chapters 86-87	Scotty Smith	00:25:50
Play 42	Chapters 88-89	Scotty Smith	00:18:44
Play 43	Chapter 90	Scotty Smith	00:25:25
Play 44	Chapters 91-92	Scotty Smith	00:17:11
Play 45	Chapter 93	Scotty Smith	00:34:18
Play 46	Chapter 94	Scotty Smith	00:31:15

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