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I Wish I Had Never Been Born
- Rediscovering Abraham Lincoln
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Publisher's summary
July 21st, 1861. Bull Run, Virginia.
It was a fine day for a battle. Hundreds of spectators from Washington took the day off to tag after the army. They came in buggies and on horseback, riding seven long hours in the hot Virginia sun. Mostly men, a few women, a host of politicians among them Ohio Senator Ben Wade, New York Congressman Alfred Ely, and Illinois Congressman Elihu Washburne.
English war correspondent William Howard Russell reported, “The spectators were all excited, and a lady with an opera glass who was quite beside herself when an unusually heavy discharge roused the current of her blood...'that is splendid, oh my, is not that first rate? I guess we will be in Richmond to-morrow,' she exclaimed”. An officer told them, “We are whipping them good! “and a cheer went through the crowd.
Later that afternoon many of the spectators were caught in the wild frenzy of Union troops stampeding their way back to Washington in a disorganized unruly retreat.
For Abraham Lincoln the defeat at Bull Run meant only one thing. It was going to be a long war, with no quick end in sight. He told A. G. Riddle, “I am the President of one part of this divided country at least, but look at me! I wish I had never been born! I've a white elephant on my hands, one hard to manage. With a fire in my front and rear, having to contend with the jealousies of military commanders and not receiving that cordial cooperation and support from Congress that could reasonably be expected, with an active and formidable enemy in the field threatening the very life blood of the Government, my position is anything but a bed of roses.”
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From 1866 to 1876, more than 3,000 free African Americans and their white allies were killed in cold blood by terrorist organizations in the South. Over the years, this fact would not only be forgotten, but a series of exculpatory myths would arise to cover the tracks of this orchestrated campaign of atrocity and violence.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Boring
- By W. Max Hollmann on 09-16-08
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Midnight Rising
- John Brown and the Raid That Sparked the Civil War
- By: Tony Horwitz
- Narrated by: Dan Oreskes
- Length: 11 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 359
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 306
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 307
Plotted in secret, launched in the dark, John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry was a pivotal moment in U.S. history. But few Americans know the true story of the men and women who launched a desperate strike at the slaveholding South. Now, Midnight Rising portrays Brown's uprising in vivid color, revealing a country on the brink of explosive conflict. Brown, the descendant of New England Puritans, saw slavery as a sin against America's founding principles. Unlike most abolitionists, he was willing to take up arms, and in 1859 he prepared for battle at a hideout in Maryland....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Up from Obscurity
- By Lynn on 06-18-12
By: Tony Horwitz
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Abraham Lincoln
- A Man of Faith and Courage: Stories of Our Most Admired President
- By: Joe Wheeler
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 9 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 50
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 35
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Story5 out of 5 stars 36
Author Joe Wheeler brings to this insightful audiobook the knowledge gleaned from over 10 years of study and more than 60 books on the life and times of Abraham Lincoln. Skillfully weaving his own narrative with direct quotes from Abraham Lincoln and poignant excerpts from other Lincoln biographers, Joe Wheeler brings a refreshingly friendly rendition Lincoln's life, faith and courage.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Retreads
- By J B Tipton on 04-22-09
By: Joe Wheeler
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American Brutus
- John Wilkes Booth and the Lincoln Conspiracies
- By: Michael Kauffman
- Narrated by: Nelson Runger
- Length: 21 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 102
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 88
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 90
In American Brutus, popular historian Michael W. Kauffman delivers a history that reads more like a best-selling novel. This definitive masterwork dispels commonly held myths and reveals the truth about John Wilkes Booth. Luring Southern sympathizers into a “noble” presidential kidnapping, Booth stunned his puzzled pawns by murdering Lincoln. From Booth’s early life and acting career to his escape and death, this meticulously researched book re-examines it all using a wealth of primary sources.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Good content ruined by bad narrator
- By Gioacchino on 06-25-13
By: Michael Kauffman
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City of Sedition
- The History of New York City During the Civil War
- By: John Strausbaugh
- Narrated by: Mark Boyett
- Length: 16 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 65
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 56
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 56
No city was more of a help to Abraham Lincoln and the Union war effort - or more of a hindrance. No city raised more men, money, and matériel for the war, and no city raised more hell against it. It was a city of patriots, war heroes, and abolitionists but simultaneously a city of antiwar protest, draft resistance, and sedition. Without his New York supporters, it's highly unlikely Lincoln would have made it to the White House.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Read twice...post election antidote
- By Pianoman on 12-02-16
By: John Strausbaugh
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Lee
- The Last Years
- By: Charles Bracelen Flood
- Narrated by: Michael Anthony
- Length: 10 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 726
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 604
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 602
Robert E. Lee, one of the most famous figures in American history, vanished after his dramatic surrender at Appomattox. In fact, he lived only another five years, during which time he did more than any other American to heal the wounds between North and South during the tempestuous postwar period.
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5 out of 5 stars
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An incredible leader
- By David on 11-17-06
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1864
- Lincoln at the Gates of History
- By: Charles Bracelen Flood
- Narrated by: Mel Foster
- Length: 19 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 123
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 70
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Story4 out of 5 stars 70
At the beginning of 1864, the Civil War was far from won; terrible and bloody Union setbacks and casualties lay ahead. Abraham Lincoln was facing a re-election battle as some northern Democrats were ready to start peace talks that could leave the Confederacy a separate slaveholding American nation and as his secretary of the treasury, Salmon P. Chase, challenged him for the Republican nomination. But by the end of the year, the war's end was in sight, and slavery was on the verge of extinction.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A masterful and necessary book!
- By 9S on 12-03-09
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Blood on the Moon: The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
- By: Edward Steers Jr.
- Narrated by: William Coon
- Length: 14 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 130
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 114
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 113
The assassination of Abraham Lincoln is usually told as a tale of a lone deranged actor who struck from a twisted lust for revenge. This is not only too simple an explanation; Blood on the Moon reveals that it is completely wrong. John Wilkes Booth was neither mad nor alone in his act of murder. He received the help of many, not the least of whom was Dr. Samuel Alexander Mudd, the Charles County physician who has been portrayed as the innocent victim of a vengeful government.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Thrilling and informative
- By Sean on 06-21-12
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Bloody Crimes
- The Chase for Jefferson Davis and the Death Pageant for Lincoln's Corpse
- By: James L. Swanson
- Narrated by: Richard Thomas
- Length: 12 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 202
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 138
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 137
On the morning of April 2, 1865, Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederacy, received a telegram from General Robert E. Lee. There is no more time - the Yankees are coming, it warned. Shortly before midnight, Davis fled the capital, setting off an intense and thrilling chase in which Union cavalry hunted the Confederate president. Two weeks later, President Lincoln was assassinated, and the nation was convinced that Davis was involved in the conspiracy that led to the crime.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Not as good as manhunt
- By mr kieran j murphy on 01-19-11
By: James L. Swanson
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Capital Dames
- The Civil War and the Women of Washington, 1848-1868
- By: Cokie Roberts
- Narrated by: Cokie Roberts
- Length: 14 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 184
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 155
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 154
With the outbreak of the Civil War, the small, social, Southern town of Washington, DC, found itself caught between warring sides in a four-year battle that would determine the future of the United States. After the declaration of secession, many fascinating Southern women left the city, leaving their friends - such as Adele Cutts Douglas and Elizabeth Blair Lee - to grapple with questions of safety and sanitation as the capital was transformed into an immense Union army camp and later a hospital.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Enlightening
- By Jean on 05-07-15
By: Cokie Roberts
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The President and the Assassin
- McKinley, Terror, and Empire at the Dawn of the American Century
- By: Scott Miller
- Narrated by: Arthur Morey
- Length: 13 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 327
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 284
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 283
In 1901, as America tallied its gains from a period of unprecedented imperial expansion, an assassin's bullet shattered the nation's confidence. The shocking murder of President William McKinley threw into stark relief the emerging new world order of what would come to be known as the American Century.
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5 out of 5 stars
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An Ideal History Book for the Audio Format
- By Nelson Alexander on 09-30-11
By: Scott Miller
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Lincoln the Unknown
- By: Dale Carnegie
- Narrated by: Clay Lomakayu
- Length: 9 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 71
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 62
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Story5 out of 5 stars 63
One of the best books ever written about Lincoln by Dale Carnegie. Chronicles the inner life and struggles of Abraham Lincoln, how he led a life of poverty, how he went from pauper to become president, how he emerged from obscurity and became the Republican nominee at the 1860 Chicago convention, how he loved to tell humorous stories, and that he was an avid reader of Shakespeare.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Lincoln
- By Amazon Customer on 06-11-21
By: Dale Carnegie
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Union 1812
- The Americans Who Fought the Second War of Independence
- By: A. J. Langguth
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 13 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 152
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 95
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Story4 out of 5 stars 97
This dramatic account of the War of 1812 fills a surprising gap in the popular literature of the nation's formative years. It is this war, followed closely on the War of Independence, that established the young nation as a permanent power and proved its claim to Manifest Destiny.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fantastic narrative history
- By Tad on 03-22-12
By: A. J. Langguth
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The Immortal Irishman
- The Irish Revolutionary Who Became an American Hero
- By: Timothy Egan
- Narrated by: Gerard Doyle
- Length: 14 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,354
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,025
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,006
The Irish-American story, with all its twists and triumphs, is told through the improbable life of one man. A dashing young orator during the Great Famine of the 1840s, in which a million of his Irish countrymen died, Thomas Francis Meagher led a failed uprising against British rule, for which he was banished to a Tasmanian prison colony. He escaped and six months later was heralded in the streets of New York - the revolutionary hero, back from the dead, at the dawn of the great Irish immigration to America.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Yes, but....
- By Dale and Carol on 04-01-16
By: Timothy Egan
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American Ulysses
- A Life of Ulysses S. Grant
- By: Ronald C. White
- Narrated by: Arthur Morey
- Length: 27 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 3,423
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 3,098
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Story5 out of 5 stars 3,076
A major new biography of the Civil War general and American president, by the author of the New York Times bestseller A. Lincoln. The dramatic story of one of America's greatest and most misunderstood military leaders and presidents, this is a major new interpretation of Ulysses S. Grant. Based on seven years of research with primary documents, some of them never tapped before, this is destined to become the Grant biography of our times.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A New Campaign to Reasses Grant
- By Mark on 11-02-16
By: Ronald C. White
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1861: The Civil War Awakening
- By: Adam Goodheart
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
- Length: 18 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,269
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,021
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1,024
As the United States marks the 150th anniversary of our defining national drama, 1861 presents a gripping and original account of how the Civil War began. 1861 is an epic of courage and heroism beyond the battlefields. Early in that fateful year, a second American revolution unfolded, inspiring a new generation to reject their parents' faith in compromise and appeasement, to do the unthinkable in the name of an ideal.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Not what I expected
- By Sol on 07-01-11
By: Adam Goodheart
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Rise to Greatness
- Abraham Lincoln and America's Most Perilous Year
- By: David Von Drehle
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
- Length: 17 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 95
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 78
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 78
As 1862 dawned, the American republic was at death’s door. The federal government appeared overwhelmed, the U.S. Treasury was broke, and the Union’s top general was gravely ill. The Confederacy - with its booming economy, expert military leadership, and commanding position on the battlefield - had a clear view to victory. To a remarkable extent, the survival of the country depended on the judgment, cunning, and resilience of the unschooled frontier lawyer who had recently been elected president. Twelve months later, the Civil War had become a cataclysm but the tide had turned.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Excellent Deep Dive into 1862
- By Bubba Smith on 01-13-16
By: David Von Drehle