Lincoln, The Lawyer
Frederick Trevor Hill
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
This biography of Abraham Lincoln focuses on his practice as a lawyer. (Summary by MaryAnn) (5 hr 22 min)
Chapters
Forward | 4:36 | Read by Larry Wilson |
Lincoln's Mythical Birthright to the Law | 10:13 | Read by Larry Wilson |
The Real Source of Lincoln's Professional Aspirations | 8:19 | Read by Jim Locke |
The Primitive Bench and Bar of Indiana | 10:00 | Read by Jim Locke |
Legal Apprenticeship | 10:22 | Read by Jim Locke |
Lincoln's First Argument and HIs Early Attitude toward the Law | 12:19 | Read by Jim Locke |
Lincoln the Law Student | 11:23 | Read by Jim Locke |
Admission to the Bar--The Primitive Bench and Bar of Illinois | 12:35 | Read by Ciufi Galeazzi |
Lincoln's First Partnership | 9:20 | Read by Ciufi Galeazzi |
His Early Cases and Competitors | 12:07 | Read by Ciufi Galeazzi |
Lincoln the Managing Clerk | 11:48 | Read by larryhayes7 |
Early Success in the Courts | 7:02 | Read by Jim Locke |
A Notable Partnership | 12:00 | Read by Jim Locke |
Judge Logan and Lincoln | 12:24 | Read by Jim Locke |
Lincoln the Head of a Law Firm | 11:47 | Read by Jim Locke |
Lincoln the Lawyer in Congress | 15:33 | Read by Jim Locke |
Life on the Illinois Circuit | 17:39 | Read by Siobhan McAlpin |
Judge Davis and Lincoln | 17:05 | Read by Kirk Hendrick |
Leader of the Bar | 14:07 | Read by Jim Locke |
The Jury Lawyer | 14:10 | Read by Jim Locke |
The Cross-Examiner | 14:27 | Read by Ciufi Galeazzi |
Legal Ethics | 12:11 | Read by Ciufi Galeazzi |
Legal Reputation | 13:58 | Read by Ciufi Galeazzi |
Law in the Debate | 18:47 | Read by Ciufi Galeazzi |
As Candidate | 9:12 | Read by Larry Wilson |
As President | 18:43 | Read by Larry Wilson |