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From Courtroom to Capital: Lincoln's Path to the Presidency

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From Courtroom to Capital: Lincoln's Path to the Presidency

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0h 19m

2025

Synopsis

From Courtroom to Capital: Lincoln’s Path to the Presidency is a short film about Abraham Lincoln’s time as a lawyer in Illinois. The film examines how Lincoln’s legal career helped launch him to the Presidency in 1860 and how he utilized his legal training as President. The film was created by the Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area in collaboration with the Abraham Lincoln Association.

Documentary

Cast & Crew

Curtis Combrink

as Ward Hill Lamon

Thomas Kessinger

as Judge David Davis

Eric Wolfgang Nelson

as Abraham Lincoln

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