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Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://audiobookspace.com/free Title: Abraham Lincoln Author: William D. Pederson Narrator: Sean Runnette Format: Unabridged Length: 35 mins Language: English Release date: 10-19-16 Publisher: Audible Studios Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: Abraham Lincoln, who began his career as an unsophisticated frontier lawyer, became the first successful presidential candidate of the fledgling Republican Party. As the nation splintered into a civil war, Lincoln wielded his constitutional authority with an inspired wisdom and effectiveness. Author of the Emancipation Proclamation; Lincolns Code, which established laws of war; and the Gettysburg Address, Lincoln transformed himself into one of the greatest leaders and statesmen in American history. He also greatly expanded presidential powers as he grappled with the exigencies of an unprecedented war among the states. Despite his death by an assassins bullet five days after the Confederates surrend