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The Dogs of War

42m · Lincoln: Divided We Stand · 15 Mar 03:00

As the Civil War ends, Abraham Lincoln delivers the most iconic speech and piece of legislation of his career, but the successes he sees in the Oval Office and on the battlefield come at a great cost to his marriage and family. 

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