Listen free for 30 days

Listen with offer

Preview

  • Abraham Lincoln: History in an Hour

  • By: Kat Smutz
  • Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
  • Length: 1 hr and 33 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (47 ratings)

£0.00 for first 30 days

Try for £0.00
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection - including bestsellers and new releases.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, celeb exclusives, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
£7.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically. See here for eligibility.

Abraham Lincoln: History in an Hour

By: Kat Smutz
Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
Try for £0.00

£7.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically. See here for eligibility.

Buy Now for £7.99

Buy Now for £7.99

Pay using card ending in
Switch payment method
By completing your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and authorise Audible to charge your designated card or any other card on file. Please see our Privacy Notice, Cookies Notice and Interest-based Ads Notice.

Summary

Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour.

Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth president of the United States, is an American icon. To many, he is a symbol of values, sacrifice and determination. Modern notions of nationalism, liberty, and constitution all owe their debt to Lincoln, as does the unity of the American states. And yet, in his own day, Lincoln was also reviled by many as a traitor, tarnished by his associations with the wrong kind of race and the wrong end of society.

Charting his ascent from humble origins to the leader of the United during her hardest democratic and ethical conflict —the American Civil War— Lincoln: History in an Hour is a succinct guide to the life of a great and controversial modernizer.
©2014 Kat Smutz (P)2014 HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
20th Century Military Presidents & Heads of State Civil War
Show More Show Less
activate_Holiday_promo_in_buybox_DT_T2

Listeners also enjoyed...

 The American Civil War: History in an Hour cover art
Stalin: History in an Hour cover art
JFK: History in an Hour cover art
Martin Van Buren cover art
Abraham Lincoln: A Concise History of the Man Who Transformed the World cover art
Hitler: History in an Hour cover art
The Vietnam War: History in an Hour cover art
South Africa: History in an Hour cover art
1066: History in an Hour cover art
Ancient Egypt: History in an Hour cover art
The Reformation cover art
America Aflame cover art
Lion in the White House cover art
Abraham Lincoln cover art
Abraham Lincoln cover art
The Russian Revolution: History in an Hour cover art

Critic reviews

‘If the past is a foreign country, History in an Hour is like a high-class tour operator, offering delightfully enjoyable short breaks in the rich and diverse continent of our shared past’ Dominic Sandbrook

‘The practice of History is ever-evolving, and the History In An Hour idea brings it back up to date for the digital age’ Andrew Roberts, Bookseller

‘This is genius’ MacWorld.com

What listeners say about Abraham Lincoln: History in an Hour

Average customer ratings
Overall
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    35
  • 4 Stars
    11
  • 3 Stars
    0
  • 2 Stars
    1
  • 1 Stars
    0
Performance
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    32
  • 4 Stars
    8
  • 3 Stars
    0
  • 2 Stars
    1
  • 1 Stars
    0
Story
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    31
  • 4 Stars
    6
  • 3 Stars
    3
  • 2 Stars
    1
  • 1 Stars
    0

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Audible.co.uk reviews

Amazon reviews
Sort by:
Filter by:
  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
Profile Image for TheNameless

A fascinating overview of the life of a remarkable man

I was left wandering what US history would look like if he'd lived. Lincoln was that rare person who becomes more extraordinary the more you learn and this only skims the surface. However, it makes an excellent launch pad to find out more.

Report this

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!