The Lincoln Miracle: Inside the Republican Convention That Changed History (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0BPDVVTJT | 2023 | 16 hours and 42 minutes | M4B@128 kbps | 910 MB
Author: Edward Achorn
Narrator: Adam Barr
The vivid, behind-the-scenes story of perhaps the most consequential political moment in American history-Abraham Lincoln's history-changing nomination to lead the Republican Party in the 1860 presidential election. Illinois lawyer Abraham Lincoln had a record of political failure. In 1858, he had lost a celebrated Senate bid against incumbent Stephen Douglas, his second failed Senate run, and had not held public office since one term in Congress a decade earlier. As the Republican National Convention opened in mid-May 1860 in Chicago, powerful New York Senator William Seward was the overwhelming favorite for the presidential nomination, with notables like Salmon Chase and Edward Bates in the running.