Recollections of Abraham Lincoln 1847-1865
Ward Hill Lamon
Read by John Greenman
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 (8 hr 21 min)
Chapters
PREFACE | 33:42 | Read by John Greenman |
EARLY ACQUAINTANCE | 36:13 | Read by John Greenman |
JOURNEY FROM SPRINGFIELD TO WASHINGTON | 30:28 | Read by John Greenman |
INAUGURATION | 13:00 | Read by John Greenman |
GLOOMY FOREBODINGS OF COMING CONFLICT | 43:33 | Read by John Greenman |
HIS SIMPLICITY | 37:05 | Read by John Greenman |
HIS TENDERNESS | 16:02 | Read by John Greenman |
DREAMS AND PRESENTIMENTS | 23:26 | Read by John Greenman |
THE ANTIETAM EPISODE.—LINCOLN'S LOVE OF SONG | 37:18 | Read by John Greenman |
THE HUMOROUS SIDE OF HIS CHARACTER | 24:20 | Read by John Greenman |
HIS LOVE OF CHILDREN | 20:14 | Read by John Greenman |
THE TRUE HISTORY OF THE GETTYSBURG SPEECH | 17:48 | Read by John Greenman |
HIS UNSWERVING FIDELITY TO PURPOSE | 30:51 | Read by John Greenman |
HIS TRUE RELATIONS WITH McCLELLAN | 21:11 | Read by John Greenman |
HIS MAGNANIMITY | 25:51 | Read by John Greenman |
CABINET COUNSELS | 40:08 | Read by John Greenman |
CONFLICT BETWEEN CIVIL AND MILITARY AUTHORITY | 13:59 | Read by John Greenman |
PLOTS AND ASSASSINATION | 36:07 | Read by John Greenman |
Reviews
steveweing
Good audio. Another interesting view on Lincoln from someone who was close to him.