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Story of Young Abraham Lincoln

Name: Story of Young Abraham Lincoln
Author: Wayne Whipple

Wayne Whipple

Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023), Deena Rhoads, Ralph Crown, Denise Nordell, Mike Pelton, davidpr, Jason Besse and Paul Simonin · LibriVox · public domain · Archive.org recording · License

Chapters

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Introduction (7:15)
Abraham Lincoln's Forefathers (11:01)
Abraham Lincoln's Father and Mother (11:22)
The Boy Lincoln's Best Teacher (9:17)
Learning to Work (14:42)
Losing His Mother (11:09)
School Days Now and Then (17:00)
Abe and the Neighbors (16:06)
Moving to Illinois (10:41)
Starting Out for Himself (16:19)
Clerking and Working (13:05)
Politics, War, Storekeeping, and Studying Law (17:22)
Buying and Keeping a Store (9:06)
The Young Legislator in Love. (16:26)
Moving to Springfield (23:48)
Lincoln & Herndon (11:18)
His Kindness of Heart (15:46)
What Made the Difference Between Abraham Lincoln and His Stepbrother (8:10)
How Emancipation Came to Pass (15:24)
The Glory of Gettysburg (11:25)
"No End of a Boy" (17:56)
Lieutenant Tad Lincoln, Patriot (14:37)