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Written by Richard J. Carwardine - Audio book narrated by Dick Hill - Unabridged Nonfiction - 11 RETAIL EDITION COMPACT DISCS - 15.5 hours

Publisher, Blackstone Audiobooks (January 2006)

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This extraordinary, prize-winning biography of Abraham Lincoln by one of the most highly regarded historians on the subject examines Lincoln both as a rising politician and as president.

Beautifully written and full of compelling insights and fresh perspective, Lincoln promises to be one of the most important and lively political biographies in some time. Originally published in Carwardine’s native England, Lincoln won Gettysburg College’s prestigious Lincoln Prize in 2004.

About the Author: RICHARD CARWARDINE is a Rhodes Professor of American History at Oxford University and is the first British scholar to be awarded the Lincoln Prize, the largest award in America for nineteenth century American history. He lives in Oxford.

About the Narrator: DICK HILL, named a "Golden Voice" by AudioFile magazine, is one of the most awarded narrators in the business, having earned three Audie Awards and numerous Earphones Awards. In addition to narrating, he has both acted and written for the theater. He and his wife, narrator Susie Breck, live in Michigan.