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Abraham Lincoln came to the presidency under a heavy shroud of uncertainty, not only about his threatened life but, of course, the very existence of the United States, which was already falling apart. Ward Hill Lamon was, in effect, one of his first Secret Service agents, a friend, fellow lawyer and security guard. This biography, heavily edited by his daughter, Dorothy Lamon Teillard (some say TOO heavily edited) sets down for posterity many details surrounding Lincoln's near-fatal journey to his inauguration, how he dealt with day to day presidential decisions and a wide range of interpersonal relationships with the visionaries, schemers and power-brokers surrounding him. (John Greenman)
- Text source (only read from this text!): https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/39630
- Type of proof-listening required (Note: please read the PL FAQ): wordperfect
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Magic Window:
BC Admin - Link to author on Wikipedia (if available): (Ward Hill Lamon) : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ward_Hill_Lamon
- Link to title on Wikipedia (if available):
- Number of sections (files) this project will have: 18
- Does the project have an introduction or preface [y/n]: Yes
- Original publication date (if known): 1911
- If you are a new volunteer, how would you like your name (or pseudonym) credited in the catalog? Do you have a URL you would like associated with your name?:
Genres for the project: *Non-fiction/History /Modern (19th C); *Non-fiction/Biography & Autobiography; *Non-fiction/War & Military; *Non-fiction/Political Science; *Non-fiction/Social Science (Culture & Anthropology)
Keywords that describe the book: slavery, Confederate States, civil war, lincoln, Abraham Lincoln, abolitionists, illinois, Union, presidential inauguration, secession, secessionist
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[*]The reader will record the following at the beginning and end of each file:
No more than 0.5 to 1 second of silence at the beginning of the recording!
START of recording (Intro):
- "Chapter [number] of RECOLLECTIONS OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN 1847-1865 BY WARD HILL LAMON EDITED BY DOROTHY LAMON . This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information, or to volunteer, please visit: librivox DOT org"
- If you wish, say:
"Recording by [your name], [city, your blog, podcast, web address]" - Say:
"RECOLLECTIONS OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN 1847-1865 BY WARD HILL LAMON EDITED BY DOROTHY LAMON. [Chapter]"
For the second and all subsequent sections, you may optionally use the shortened form of this intro disclaimer:
- "Chapter [number] of RECOLLECTIONS OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN 1847-1865 BY WARD HILL LAMON. This LibriVox recording is in the Public Domain."
- If you wish, say:
"Recording by [your name], [city, your blog, podcast, web address]" - Only if applicable, say:
"[Chapter title]"
- At the end of the section, say:
"End of [Chapter]" - If you wish, say:
"Recording by [your name], [city, your blog, podcast, web address]" - At the end of the book, say (in addition):
"End of RECOLLECTIONS OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN 1847-1865 BY WARD HILL LAMON EDITED BY DOROTHY LAMON. "
There should be ~5 seconds silence at the end of the recording.
[*]Example filename recollectionsofabrahamlincoln_##_lamon_128kb.mp3 (all lower-case) where ## is the section number (e.g. recollectionsofabrahamlincoln_01_lamon_128kb.mp3)
[*]Example ID3 V2 tags
Artist: Ward Hill Lamon
Title: ## - [Section title]
Album: RECOLLECTIONS OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN 1847-1865 BY WARD HILL LAMON EDITED BY DOROTHY LAMON
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