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Abraham Lincoln

He could read aboutother people's adventures, but now this was anadventure of his own

He could read about
other people's adventures, but now this was an
adventure of his own

Full Transcript

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- He could read about other people's adventures,
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but now this was an adventure of his own.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
00:13:50
Uploaded
Mar 30, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
Genres
documentary, biography, drama

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Movie Summary

Through a poverty-ridden childhood on the American frontier, Lincoln is determined to leave his mark on the world.
S01 • E02 Maryland, Delaware, Missouri, and Kentucky. - Abraham Lincoln 00:05
Maryland, Delaware, Missouri, and Kentucky.
S01 • E01 He begins to create that wider world - Abraham Lincoln 00:07
He begins to create that wider world
S01 • E02 - He kind of stakes the future of the Union - Abraham Lincoln 00:08
- He kind of stakes the future of the Union
S01 • E01 - He took his flatboat journey down the Mississippi River - Abraham Lincoln 00:10
- He took his flatboat journey down the Mississippi River
S01 • E02 Because as long as those border states are still there, - Abraham Lincoln 00:08
Because as long as those border states are still there,
S01 • E01 He saw what a new world might look like - Abraham Lincoln 00:07
He saw what a new world might look like
S01 • E02 - [Manisha] But the people who clearly see this - Abraham Lincoln 00:09
- [Manisha] But the people who clearly see this
S01 • E01 - And during the course of that visit, - Abraham Lincoln 00:07
- And during the course of that visit,
S01 • E01 New Orleans was the largest slave trading port - Abraham Lincoln 00:06
New Orleans was the largest slave trading port
S01 • E02 - Frederick Douglass was a few years ahead of everybody, - Abraham Lincoln 00:07
- Frederick Douglass was a few years ahead of everybody,
S01 • E01 - He saw human beings with hearts and minds - Abraham Lincoln 00:10
- He saw human beings with hearts and minds
S01 • E02 He had moved the family to Rochester, New York - Abraham Lincoln 00:10
He had moved the family to Rochester, New York
S01 • E02 Douglass believed that the Civil War - Abraham Lincoln 00:11
Douglass believed that the Civil War
S01 • E01 And it left a lasting and haunting impression on him. - Abraham Lincoln 00:05
And it left a lasting and haunting impression on him.
S01 • E03 - But Meade does not arrive at Williamsport - Abraham Lincoln 00:07
- But Meade does not arrive at Williamsport
S01 • E01 - When he comes back home, - Abraham Lincoln 00:12
- When he comes back home,
S01 • E01 He's now 21, so he can strike out on his own. - Abraham Lincoln 00:06
He's now 21, so he can strike out on his own.
S01 • E01 Offutt offers him a job to be a clerk in his general store. - Abraham Lincoln 00:05
Offutt offers him a job to be a clerk in his general store.
S01 • E01 - I'm gonna be a clerk now, in a new store. - Abraham Lincoln 00:05
- I'm gonna be a clerk now, in a new store.
S01 • E02 But this war is about slavery - Abraham Lincoln 00:06
But this war is about slavery