{"product_id":"team-of-rivals-the-political-genius-of-abraham-lincoln","title":"Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of the most influential books of the past fifty years, \u003ci\u003eTeam of Rivals\u003c\/i\u003e is Pulitzer Prize-winning author and esteemed presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin's modern classic about the political genius of Abraham Lincoln, his unlikely presidency, and his cabinet of former political foes.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the prestigious Lincoln Prize and the inspiration for the Oscar Award winning-film \u003ci\u003eLincoln\u003c\/i\u003e, starring Daniel Day-Lewis, directed by Steven Spielberg, and written by Tony Kushner.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn May 18, 1860, William H. Seward, Salmon P. Chase, Edward Bates, and Abraham Lincoln waited in their hometowns for the results from the Republican National Convention in Chicago. When Lincoln emerged as the victor, his rivals were dismayed and angry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThroughout the turbulent 1850s, each had energetically sought the presidency as the conflict over slavery was leading inexorably to secession and civil war. That Lincoln succeeded, Goodwin demonstrates, was the result of a character that had been forged by experiences that raised him above his more privileged and accomplished rivals. He won because he possessed an extraordinary ability to put himself in the place of other men, to experience what they were feeling, to understand their motives and desires.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt was this capacity that enabled Lincoln as president to bring his disgruntled opponents together, create the most unusual cabinet in history, and marshal their talents to the task of preserving the Union and winning the war.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe view the long, horrifying struggle from the vantage of the White House as Lincoln copes with incompetent generals, hostile congressmen, and his raucous cabinet. He overcomes these obstacles by winning the respect of his former competitors, and in the case of Seward, finds a loyal and crucial friend to see him through.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis brilliant multiple biography is centered on Lincoln's mastery of men and how it shaped the most significant presidency in the nation's history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"An elegant, incisive study....Goodwin has brilliantly described how Lincoln forged a team that preserved a nation and freed America from the curse of slavery.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e--James M. McPherson, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Goodwin's narrative abilities...are on full display here, and she does an enthralling job of dramatizing...crucial moments in Lincoln's life....A portrait of Lincoln as a virtuosic politician and managerial genius.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e--Michiko Kakutani, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Splendid, beautifully written....Goodwin has brilliantly woven scores of contemporary accounts...into a fluid narrative....This is the most richly detailed account of the Civil War presidency to appear in many years.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e--John Rhodehamel, \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Endlessly absorbing....[A] lovingly rendered and masterfully fashioned book.\" \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e--Jay Winik, \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaps and Diagrams\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart I THE RIVALS\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1 Four Men Waiting\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2 The \"Longing to Rise\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3 The Lure of Politics\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4 \"Plunder \u0026amp; Conquest\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e5 The Turbulent Fifties\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e6 The Gathering Storm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e7 Countdown to the Nomination\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e8 Showdown in Chicago\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e9 \"A Man Knows His Own Name\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e10 \"An Intensified Crossword Puzzle\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e11 \"I Am Now Public Property\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart II MASTER AMONG MEN\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e12 \"Mystic Chords of Memory\": Spring 1861\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e13 \"The Ball Has Opened\": Summer 1861\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e14 \"I Do Not Intend to Be Sacrificed\": Fall 1861\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e15 \"My Boy Is Gone\": Winter 1862\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e16 \"He Was Simply Out-Generaled\": Spring 1862\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e17 \"We Are in the Depths\": Summer 1862\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e18 \"My Word Is Out\": Fall 1862\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e19 \"Fire in the Rear\": Winter-Spring 1863\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e20 \"The Tycoon Is in Fine Whack\": Summer 1863\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e21 \"I Feel Trouble in the Air\": Summer-Fall 1863\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e22 \"Still in Wild Water\": Fall 1863\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e23 \"\"There's a Man in It!\": \" Winter-Spring 1864\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e24 \"Atlanta Is Ours\": Summer-Fall 1864\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e25 \"A Sacred Effort\": Winter 1864-1865\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e26 The Final Weeks: Spring 1865\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEpilogue\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIllustration Credits\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDoris Kearns Goodwin\u003c\/strong\u003e's work for President Johnson inspired her career as a presidential historian. Her first book was \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLyndon Johnson and the American Dream\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. She followed up with the Pulitzer Prize-winning \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNo Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Homefront in World War II.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShe earned the Lincoln Prize for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTeam of Rivals\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, in part the basis for Steven Spielberg's film \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLincoln\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and the Carnegie Medal for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Bully Pulpit\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, about the friendship between Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft. 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