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LINCOLN'S GREATEST CASE The River, the Bridge, and the Making of America

by | Read by Richard Poe

History • 7.5 hrs. • Unabridged • © 2015

Richard Poe offers a solid and, at times, animated reading of this examination of one of Abraham Lincoln's more celebrated court cases. But Poe's presentation is uneven. He reads witness testimony with animation, as if he were portraying the witness himself in a play. It adds to the atmosphere nicely. But in the author's long expository sections--on topics such as the history of steamboats and railroads--Poe is more neutral and sometimes pauses overly long between sentences and phrases. The author uses those chapters to lengthen his look at a case that started with a steamboat crashing into a Mississippi River railroad bridge. A more evenly engaging performance would help listeners follow the material more easily. R.C.G. © AudioFile 2015, Portland, Maine [Published: FEBRUARY 2015]

Library Ed. • Recorded Books • 2015

CD ISBN 9781490658605 $92.75 • Eight CDs

MP3-CD ISBN 9781490674858 $49.75 • One MP3-CDs

DD ISBN 9781490658612 $83.00

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Library Ed. • Recorded Books • 2015

CD ISBN 9781490658605 $92.75 • Eight CDs

MP3-CD ISBN 9781490674858 $49.75 • One MP3-CDs

DD ISBN 9781490658612 $83.00

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