History's Mysteries Lincoln: The Untold Stories (Season 3, Episode 14)
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TV Episode | 88 min | Documentary, History, Mystery

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History's Mysteries

Lincoln: The Untold Stories (Season 3, Episode 14)

TV-G

TV Episode | 88 min | Documentary, History, Mystery

History's Mysteries looks at the life of Abraham Lincoln by examining the collected papers of his former law partner William Herndon. Troubled by the mythologizing after Lincoln's death, William Herndon collected interviews and letters to ...See moreHistory's Mysteries looks at the life of Abraham Lincoln by examining the collected papers of his former law partner William Herndon. Troubled by the mythologizing after Lincoln's death, William Herndon collected interviews and letters to compile a detailed biography of the real man Abraham Lincoln. The documents result in a controversial biography and are later placed in the Library of Congress where they are largely forgotten until modern scholars publish them. They offer crucial insights into Lincoln's life especially his early family life with his family. Written by Shatterdaymorn See less

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Name	Known for
David Ackroyd Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	The Dark Secret of Harvest Home (1978)
Douglas Wilson Self - Co-Director, Lincoln Studies Center, Knox College Self - Co-Director, Lincoln Studies Center, Knox College See fewer	History's Mysteries (1998)
Rodney Davis Self - Co-Director, Lincoln Studies Center, Knox College Self - Co-Director, Lincoln Studies Center, Knox College See fewer	Sesame Street (1969)
John Sellars Self - Manuscript Specialist, Library of Congress Self - Manuscript Specialist, Library of Congress See fewer	Mysteries at the Museum (2010)
Michael Burlingame Self - Historian, Connecticut College & Lincoln Biographer Self - Historian, Connecticut College & Lincoln Biographer See fewer	Right Makes Might: The Lincoln-Douglas Debates (2020)