Team of Rivals

The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln

By Doris Kearns Goodwin
(Simon & Schuster, Paperback, 9780743270755, 944pp.)

Publication Date: September 26, 2006

Other Editions of This Title: eBook, Hardcover (October 25, 2005), Audio Cassette - Abridged (October 25, 2005), Compact Disc - Abridged (October 25, 2005)

Categories: Historical - U.S., Political, Presidents & Heads of State

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"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."

-- James M. McPherson, The New York Times Book Review

"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."

-- Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times

"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."

-- John Rhodehamel, Los Angeles Times

"Endlessly absorbing....[A] lovingly rendered and masterfully fashioned book."

-- Jay Winik, The Wall Street Journal