The Age of Lincoln

In this audiobook, historian Orville Vernon Burton explores the transformative moments in American history, highlighting the abolition of slavery as a monumental achievement and emphasizing the significance of personal liberty as a core national aspiration. He examines the tumultuous 1840s and 1850s, a period marked by rising extremism and the breakdown of political compromise, and discusses how President Abraham Lincoln’s leadership helped redefine freedom as a fundamental right for all Americans.