Blood Stories of Life and Death From..., Abraham Lincoln
Blood Stories of Life and Death From..., Abraham Lincoln
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Blood: Stories of Life and Death From The Civil War

Author: Abraham Lincoln, Adeline Grey, George Pickett, George T. Stevens, John McElroy, Sarah Morgan Dawson, Stephen Crane, Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Ulysses S. Grant, W.W. Blackford, Walt Whitman, William T. Sherman

Narrator: Barrett Whitener, Christopher Graybill, Colleen Delany, Delores King Williams, Grover Gardner

Unabridged: 5 hr 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/08/2024

Synopsis

The Civil War, the most dramatic moment in this nation's history, also produced some of our greatest literature. From tragic charges to prison escapes to the desolation wrought on those who stayed behind, Blood is an extraordinary collection of reminiscences, fiction, and excerpts from diaries and letters by an array of soldiers, writers and observers that includes Abraham Lincoln, General George Pickett, Walt Whitman, Ulysses S. Grant and Stephen Crane.

About Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln was a store owner, postmaster, county surveyor, and lawyer, before sitting in both the House of Representatives and Senate. He was our 16th President, being elected twice, and serving until his assassination in 1865. He is best known for leading the United States through the Civil War, and his anti-slavery stance.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Andre

This 110 year old book is falling apart, but it is priceless as it includes a facsimile signed copy of Lincoln's Gettysberg Address. It includes early life stories, professional life stories, White House incidents, war reminiscenses, etc. It has all of his speeches in chronological order from Pappsv......more

Goodreads review by Kristi

A valuable resource. My copy was published in 1897 and contained pressed four-leaf clovers pressed between the pages, thanks to its previous owner. All of the entries paint Lincoln in a rose-tinted glow, as befits the time period in historiography, but a marvelous read nonetheless.......more

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