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Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln (Abridged)by Doris Kearns Goodwin
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Soon to be a major motion picture, Lincoln, from Steven Spielberg, with a screenplay by Pulitzer Prize- and Tony-winning writer Tony Kushner, and starring Daniel Day-Lewis as the President and Sally Field as Mary Todd Lincoln.
The acclaimed historian Doris Kearns Goodwin illuminates Lincoln’s political genius in a highly original work, as the one-term congressman and prairie lawyer rises from obscurity to prevail over three gifted rivals of national reputation to become president. On 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. Each had energetically sought the presidency. Lincoln succeeded 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. This multiple biography is centered on Lincoln’s mastery of men and how it shaped the most significant presidency in the nation’s history. Review:"While Goodwin's introduction is a helpful summary and explanation for why another book about Lincoln, her reading abilities are limited: Her tone is flat and dry, and her articulation is overly precise. But the introduction isn't long and we soon arrive at Richard Thomas's lovely and lively reading of an excellent book. The abridgment (from 944 pages) makes it easy to follow the narrative and the underlying theme. Pauses are often used to imply ellipses, and one is never lost. But the audio version might have been longer, for there is often a wish to know a little more about some event or personality or relationship. Goodwin's writing is always sharp and clear, and she uses quotes to great effect. The book's originality lies in the focus on relationships among the men Lincoln chose for his cabinet and highest offices: three were his rivals for the Republican presidential nomination in 1860, and each considered himself the only worthy candidate. One is left with a concrete picture of Lincoln's political genius — derived from a character without malice or jealousy — which shaped the history of our nation. One is also left with the painful sense of how our history might have differed had Lincoln lived to guide the Reconstruction. Simultaneous release with the Simon & Schuster hardcover (Reviews, Sept. 26). (Nov.)" Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)
Synopsis:On 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.
Throughout 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 was the result of a character that had been forged by life experiences that raised him above his more privileged and accomplished rivals. He won because hepossessed an extraordinary ability to put himself in the place of other men, to experience what they were feeling, to understand their motives and desires. This capacity enabled President Lincoln to bring his disgruntled opponents together, create the most unusual cabinet in history, and marshal their talents to preserve the Union and win the war. About the AuthorDoris Kearns Goodwin won the Pulitzer Prize in history for No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II, which was a bestseller in hardcover and trade paper. She is also the author of the bestsellers Wait Till Next Year, The Fitzgeralds and the Kennedys, and Lyndon Johnson and the American Dream. She is a news analyst for NBC and lectures widely. She lives in Concord, Massachusetts, with her husband, Richard Goodwin.
Table of Contents
Maps and Diagrams Part I THE RIVALS 1 Four Men Waiting 2 The "Longing to Rise" 3 The Lure of Politics 4 "Plunder and Conquest" 5 The Turbulent Fifties 6 The Gathering Storm 7 Countdown to the Nomination 8 Showdown in Chicago 9 "A Man Knows His Own Name" 10 "An Intensified Crossword Puzzle" 11 "I Am Now Public Property" Part II MASTER AMONG MEN 12 "Mystic Chords of Memory": Spring 1861 13 "The Ball Has Opened": Summer 1861 14 "I Do Not Intend to Be Sacrificed": Fall 1861 15 "My Boy Is Gone": Winter 1862 16 "He Was Simply Out-Generaled": Spring 1862 17 "We Are in the Depths": Summer 1862 18 "My Word Is Out": Fall 1862 19 "Fire in the Rear": Winter-Spring 1863 20 "The Tycoon Is in Fine Whack": Summer 1863 21 "I Feel Trouble in the Air": Summer-Fall 1863 22 "Still in Wild Water": Fall 1863 23 "There's a Man in It!": Winter-Spring 1864 24 "Atlanta Is Ours": Summer-Fall 1864 25 "A Sacred Effort": Winter 1864-1865 26 The Final Weeks: Spring 1865
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