Lincoln’s Last Trial: The Murder Case that Propelled Him to the Presidency
Read by Adam Verner, with the recording produced by Harlequin Audio and Blackstone Audio
Reviewed by Ryan Paul Winn
Dan Abrams and David Fisher breathe life into Illinois State Journal stenographer Robert R. Hitt’s trial transcript, capturing how Abraham Lincoln’s sharp wit and folksy manner saved a client from the noose. Reader Adam Verner gives voice to the Great Emancipator during the last murder case he took before he commenced the trajectory that landed him in the White House.
Ryan Paul Winn is a columnist and media critic who’s rarely without an audiobook or his earbuds. When not writing or teaching in the Liberal Studies department at College of Menominee Nation in Keshena, Wisconsin, he can be found researching overlooked history in local and national archives.
