The essential Abraham Lincoln : speeches, letters, biography
(Playaway)

Title from Playaway label.

Release date supplied by publisher.

"Playaway. Audiobooks. Pre-loaded and portable."--Container.

Previously released by Naxos AudioBooks, Ltd., p2009.

In container (21 x 13 x 3 cm.) with earphones and AAA battery.

Read by Garrick Hagon and Patrick Marinker.

Abraham Lincoln's was one of the best-documented American presidents' lives of the 19th century. He wrote letters throughout his life to people of differing backgrounds and ages, even during the intensely busy years of the Civil War; thus we see that he was humane and considerate as well as a decisive and visionary leader. The existing letters contain nearly a million words penned over three decades, from the early 1830s to his death in 1865. His speeches, too, are well documented: Lincoln was aware of the importance of the written word and took care to prepare his talks; occasionally he would slightly rewrite a speech after a presentation, in order to improve it for print. Lincoln's life and works are presented here in accessible form. This portrait shows Lincoln to be a man of principle with keen intelligence balanced by vision and determination -- certainly one of the most outstanding men in American history.