Team of rivals the political genius of abraham lincoln by doris kearns goodwin author richard thomas narrator. Team of rivals traces the story of lincoln primarily, bates, seward, and chaseall political figures running for the 1860 republican presidential nomination. I will be posting chapter summaries, study questions, links, and other particulars about the book. Team of rivals onestop i hope this will be your primary information source for the 2009 csp book of theyear. But the abridgement left little more than a bland recitsation of the facts of lincolns election, the civil war, and the assasination. Oct 25, 2005 team of rivals is an extraordinary work that sheds light on an aspect of the lincoln presidency that many avid historical readers probably know little or nothing about, the presidential race of 1860 and the presidency of abraham lincoln as seen through the lenses of his cabinet and his dealings with them. Team of rivals download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. The bestselling and prizewinning study of one of the most legendary american presidents in history, team of rivals by doris kearns goodwin is the book that inspired barack obama in his presidency. This resolution and resolution to see it throughout once a choice had actually been made. His preservation of the union and abolition of slavery make him the most consequential president in history.
President abraham lincoln and some of the men who served with him in his cabinet from 1861 to 1865. If anyone has it or knows where i can get it at a reasonable price, all leads appreciated. Due to contractual obligations, we are unfortunately unable to offer this title via membership credits. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. This book of the month club main selection by pulitzer prizewinning historian doris kearns goodwin paints a compelling and comprehensive picture of abraham lincolns. Team of rivals is a biographical portrait of president abraham lincoln and the men who served with him in his cabinet from 1861 to 1865. The best part of team of rivals is the portraits of the men in lincolns cabinet which are given short shrift in other histories. Chase, edward bates, and abraham lincoln waited in their hometowns for the results from the republican national convention in chicago.
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