Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln | Doris Kearns Goodwin

Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln | Doris Kearns Goodwin | Tour de Force Leadership Study

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	Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln Doris Kearns Goodwin Simon & Schuster, 2006 - 944 pages average customer review:based on 363 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

A brilliant biography

For a writer to attempt a "new" look at Lincoln is, to say the least, audacious. There can't be another American who has been more carefully studied and reported out. To actually achieve a fresh look at our most famous president and his presidency is utterly astonishing. Goodwin has created a masterwork. The author's tale includes extensive biography of Lincoln's presidential rivals, the men he then drew into his cabinet, and thereby offers a rich history that illuminates the multiple issues that wrenched this country just fourscore years after its founding. I highly recommend this book to history buffs, political junkies, writers and lovers of historical fiction. Goodwin brought me to tears in the telling of Lincoln's assassination--an amazing feat, given that the attack and outcome is known from the start.

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I'm eager to re-read this brilliantly written study of Lincoln and his contemporaries. First, it ia an in-depth look at the dynamics of and key personalities associated with Lincoln's presidential election. Look closer (not difficult due to the author's expansive consideration of the players) and you find a fascinating study of leadership excellence, relevant to historic and contemporary times, political and non-polictical environments.

A Historical Masterpiece!!!

This book was so good.

First the book shines light on characters in history forgotten like Wlliam Seward, Edwin Stanton, Lincoln's son Tad, John Hay, and it even gives a fair view on Marry Todd!

The book stays in the middle very well on hot issues like Abe's issues with attacking the constitution.

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Hard to resist

Five stars for Ms. Goodwin's latest efforts.
I also had a hard time putting the book down, but I often did. It's hard to imagine the book being improved on, but I thought the book would have been better had it been pared down a tad. She had several books rolled into one there.

I'm holding hope that PBS turns her book into a another fine production to view.

And What a Team It Was!

I gave Team of Rivals to my husband for Christmas. He hasn't take his nose out of it since he began reading it. Says it is excellent and provides many new insights into Abraham Lincoln and his administration.

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