Team of Rivals
The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
$31.10
- Paperback
976 pages
- Release Date
20 January 2009
Summary
The 50,000 copy bestseller, soon to be a major Spielberg film
In this monumental multiple biography, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Doris Kearns Goodwin studies Abraham Lincoln’s mastery of men. She shows how he saved Civil War-torn America by appointing his fiercest rivals to key cabinet positions, making them help achieve his vision for peace. As well as a thrilling piece of narrative history, it’s an inspiring study of one of the greatest leaders the world has ever seen. A book t…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141043722 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0141043725 |
| Author: | Doris Kearns Goodwin |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 976 |
| Release Date: | 20 January 2009 |
| Weight: | 660g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 129mm x 46mm |
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Critics Review
A wonderful book … a remarkable study in leadership – Barack ObamaThe most uplifting book that I have read in the last two decades. Sensational – Jon SnowI have not enjoyed a history book as much for years – Robert Harris * The Observer (Books of the Year) *A fabulously engrossing, exciting narrative in the grand old style … overflowing with colour and character – Dominic SandbrookA brilliant book … I couldn’t get enough of it – Alex FergusonGoodwin’s narrative abilities are on full display here. A portrait of Lincoln as a virtuosic politician and managerial genius – Michiko Kakutani * New York Times *
About The Author
Doris Kearns Goodwin
Doris Kearns Goodwin is the author of the runaway bestseller Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln. She won the Pulitzer Prize in history for No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II and is also the author of the bestsellers Wait Till Next Year, The Fitzgeralds and the Kennedys, and Lyndon Johnson and the American Dream.
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