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Recollections of Abraham Lincoln 1847-1865

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

Year of Publication: 1911Genres: Modern (19th C) , Memoirs , Biography & Autobiography

Running Time: 08 hours 21 minutes 16 seconds

#	Chapter Name
1	PREFACE John Greenman	33:42
2	EARLY ACQUAINTANCE John Greenman	36:13
3	JOURNEY FROM SPRINGFIELD TO WASHINGTON John Greenman	30:28
4	INAUGURATION John Greenman	13:00
5	GLOOMY FOREBODINGS OF COMING CONFLICT John Greenman	43:33
6	HIS SIMPLICITY John Greenman	37:05
7	HIS TENDERNESS John Greenman	16:02
8	DREAMS AND PRESENTIMENTS John Greenman	23:26
9	THE ANTIETAM EPISODE.—LINCOLN'S LOVE OF SONG John Greenman	37:18
10	THE HUMOROUS SIDE OF HIS CHARACTER John Greenman	24:20
11	HIS LOVE OF CHILDREN John Greenman	20:14
12	THE TRUE HISTORY OF THE GETTYSBURG SPEECH John Greenman	17:48
13	HIS UNSWERVING FIDELITY TO PURPOSE John Greenman	30:51
14	HIS TRUE RELATIONS WITH McCLELLAN John Greenman	21:11
15	HIS MAGNANIMITY John Greenman	25:51
16	CABINET COUNSELS John Greenman	40:08
17	CONFLICT BETWEEN CIVIL AND MILITARY AUTHORITY John Greenman	13:59
18	PLOTS AND ASSASSINATION John Greenman	36:07