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#16 ABRAHAM LINCOLN (Part the First)

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Mar 4, 2013

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In which we use a special two-part biography of Abraham Lincoln to bring his life up to speed with where we currently are on the podcast timeline, the year 1858.

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Mar 4, 2013

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A history podcast in which we weave together a chronological narrative of the Civil War era. Visit us at www.civilwarpodcast.org

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