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Abraham Lincoln

His father didn't understand why Abraham chose to readinstead of to work on the farm

His father didn't understand why Abraham chose to read
instead of to work on the farm

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- His father didn't understand
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why Abraham chose to read instead of to work on the farm.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:10:12
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 - So the war was a war to preserve the union, - Abraham Lincoln 00:06
- So the war was a war to preserve the union,
S01 • E02 They're going off to protect this great experiment - Abraham Lincoln 00:07
They're going off to protect this great experiment
S01 • E01 Through everything he read, he began to imagine, - Abraham Lincoln 00:07
Through everything he read, he began to imagine,
S01 • E02 - So Lincoln assumed a new presidential power, - Abraham Lincoln 00:07
- So Lincoln assumed a new presidential power,
S01 • E02 - Lincoln declares the suspension of habeas corpus - Abraham Lincoln 00:07
- Lincoln declares the suspension of habeas corpus
S01 • E02 The military can now arrest people at will - Abraham Lincoln 00:09
The military can now arrest people at will
S01 • E02 - And he also declares a blockade - Abraham Lincoln 00:11
- And he also declares a blockade
S01 • E02 The north has the advantage in terms of population, - Abraham Lincoln 00:07
The north has the advantage in terms of population,
S01 • E02 - But the south had an almost invisible army - Abraham Lincoln 00:09
- But the south had an almost invisible army
S01 • E02 These were the people who performed all the camp duties. - Abraham Lincoln 00:06
These were the people who performed all the camp duties.
S01 • E02 - Now, wherever there was a substantial Union army presence - Abraham Lincoln 00:12
- Now, wherever there was a substantial Union army presence
S01 • E02 - In Virginia, enslaved African-Americans - Abraham Lincoln 00:16
- In Virginia, enslaved African-Americans
S01 • E01 - [Doris] This kid doesn't share the values - Abraham Lincoln 00:06
- [Doris] This kid doesn't share the values
S01 • E01 He yearns to fight his way out - Abraham Lincoln 00:06
He yearns to fight his way out
S01 • E03 - He learns of the capitulation of Vicksburg - Abraham Lincoln 00:07
- He learns of the capitulation of Vicksburg
S01 • E01 - Three days work, nothing to show for it. - Abraham Lincoln 00:06
- Three days work, nothing to show for it.
S01 • E03 - You can just see the joy on Lincoln's face - Abraham Lincoln 00:08
- You can just see the joy on Lincoln's face
S01 • E01 - But despite the tension between them, - Abraham Lincoln 00:09
- But despite the tension between them,
S01 • E03 - Lincoln had said early on Vicksburg is the key. - Abraham Lincoln 00:06
- Lincoln had said early on Vicksburg is the key.
S01 • E03 The war can never be brought to a close - Abraham Lincoln 00:06
The war can never be brought to a close