

Mystery Files - Season 1 Episode 9 Abraham Lincoln
Season - Episode
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2 - 1The Birth of Christ Jun 06, 2011
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2 - 2Hitler Jun 06, 2011
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2 - 3Marco Polo Jun 07, 2011
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2 - 4Alexander the Great Jun 07, 2011
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2 - 5Taj Mahal Jun 08, 2011
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2 - 6Isaac Newton Jun 08, 2011
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2 - 7Saladin Jun 09, 2011
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2 - 8Captain Kidd Jun 09, 2011
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2 - 9Pope Joan Jan 10, 2011
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2 - 10Sitting Bull Jan 10, 2011
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2 - 11The Virgin Queen Jun 13, 2011
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2 - 12Zorro Jun 13, 2011
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2 - 13Lawrence of Arabia Jun 14, 2011
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1 - 1Nostradamus Feb 01, 2010
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1 - 2Jack the Ripper Feb 01, 2010
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1 - 3Robin Hood Feb 02, 2010
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1 - 4Royal Murder Feb 02, 2010
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1 - 5Rasputin Feb 03, 2010
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1 - 6Billy the Kid Feb 03, 2010
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1 - 7King Arthur Feb 04, 2010
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1 - 8Leonardo da Vinci Feb 05, 2010
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1 - 9Abraham Lincoln Feb 08, 2010
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1 - 10Cleopatra Feb 09, 2010
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1 - 11Man in the Iron Mask Feb 10, 2010
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1 - 12The Romanovs Feb 11, 2010
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1 - 13Joan of Arc Feb 12, 2010
Overview
Abraham Lincoln. The man who rises from obscurity to become the 16th American President and arguably it’s finest. But on April 15th 1865 he becomes the first US President to be assassinated, leading to the creation of a legend that obscures his true personality. Experts Michael Burlingame, James McPherson and Harold Holzer investigate Lincoln, exploring his less well-known early life and how it drives his later actions. He grows up on the American frontier and has a poor rural upbringing - a far cry from the glory of the White House. Our experts reveal Lincoln’s strong dislike of this agricultural lifestyle and his overwhelming ambition to get out, to move up and escape his father’s legacy. At every spare opportunity Lincoln read books - he was one of the greatest autodidacts of his age, for he had greater ambitions than those of his father. He became a Politician and soon after a lawyer as well.