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Abraham Lincoln: The Life of America’s 16th President
- By: Gary Jeffrey
- Narrator: Gary Jeffrey
- Length: 1 hours 3 minutes
- Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
- Publish date: January 25, 2013
- Language: English
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Abraham Lincoln was born in a one-room log cabin in 1809. It looked like he would be a simple farmer, but Abe loved books and read anything he could get his hands on. In time, he became a successful lawyer and started getting attention as a... Read more
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