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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 350 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

team of rivals

I have read many books about Lincoln and this by far the very best. Although Goodwin is a liberal this book is neutral. I gives great incite into the unassailable goodness of Lincoln,unequaled political judgment, and wise and thoughtful development while president. It was so enjoyable that as I got near the end I wished it was longer. Great book, could hardly put it down.

A remarkable effort

An extraordinary book, well worth the time to read. Sometimes I felt that Goodwin got bogged down in a good deal of unnecessary detail - the book could have been much better without it all, but, all in a all, a truly remarkable effort.

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Exceptional

This is a brilliant account of Abraham Lincoln, his cabinet, and their times. It is commodious in scope, unfailingly insightful, lucid, poignant, and engaging. Washington excelled in courage and honour; Lincoln added honesty, humility, humor, and wisdom.

A Great Read - Except

I just finished this incredible piece of work and I was very impressed. My standard for experiencing great historical writing is the author's ability to make me feel like I am living in the period that is being used. She did a fantastic job in achieving that.

There are so many important points to address during this era, and I do agree that elevating the dresses worn by Kate Chase and Mary Todd Lincoln with almost the same amount time given to Grant is............

Curious how little has really changed in politics from the time of Lincoln to 2008. Power, money, treachery, spinning, gaming, etc.

I was awe struck as to how Lincoln and many others in the book were able to recover from so many personal tragedies and issues.
What incredible crucibles for these men and women.

Lastly, I was disappointed how little time was given to the assassination event. Nor, did I know that the plot involved other members of Lincoln's cabinet.

Lack of security in the political world is an issue today and apparently was one back in Lincoln's day. How naive can you be to have such a lack of security during such a dangerous time. It just makes you wonder what they were thinking.

Highly recommend this book if you really want to get to know one of the most brilliant leaders in our history. Makes you wonder where we would be today if someone lesser e.g Andrew Johnson had been at the helm. Can you sing Dixie?

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Superior historical storytelling

With great writing and fabulous storytelling, Goodwin takes us deep into the inner workings of President Abraham Lincoln's cabinet during the Civil War and into the minds and lives of the key players. This is not another Lincoln biography or a history about the Civil War battles or generals, although we do meet and get a greater appreciation of the good and bad generals -- Grant and Sherman vs. McClellan -- and focus on Lincoln's leadership skills and style. In some ways, you could say this extremely engaging read is a biography of a particular institution -- Lincoln's cabinet and its members -- at the key moment when America's peculiar institution of slavery is being fought over. However, I am glad that I read Shelby Foote's three-volume narrative history of the Civil War before Goodwin's book so that I had the biggest picture first.

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This brilliant multiple biography is centered on Lincoln's mastery of men and how it shaped the most significant presidency in the nation's history.

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