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Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln (Paperback)

by Doris Kearns Goodwin (Author)

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Paperback: 944 pages
Publisher: Simon & Schuster; 1 edition (Sep 26 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0743270754
ISBN-13: 978-0743270755
Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 15.5 x 4.6 cm
Shipping Weight: 1.2 Kg

Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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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.
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A Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer spins a historical tale around Lincoln's unexpected rise to the presidency and his surprising, but brilliantly calculated, choice of three ex-rivals as members of his Cabinet. Richard Thomas sheds his "good old boy" persona to deliver the strategies and party politics of Abe's public office with strength and vigor, and the great sorrows of his private life in a subdued, anguish-filled tone. There are a few dry patches, cataloging historic events, but Thomas never gives in to the boredom. The Civil War is presented in vividly dramatic detail, capped by an inspiring Gettysburg Address and a dignified account of Lincoln's assassination. A masterful bio, read by a master storyteller. M.T.B. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2006, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

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4.0 out of 5 stars LINCOLN, A CABINET, AND A WAR, Jun 22 2006

By	James W. Derry (Courtenay, British Columbia, Canada) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln (Hardcover)

Doris Kearns Goodwin once again has created a great political portrait. The author of the opus, Lyndon Johnson and the American Dream has gone further back into American history to write about Lincoln and his times.
Lincoln was the long shot candidate for a new political party called the Republicans. He was from the "west", that is, Illinois, a tall, gaunt, and a very unsophistiicated man in comparison to his rivals for the party and the presidency: Seward, Chase, Bates, and Stanton. Yet he was able to win the party nomination and later the election. His rivals who all desperately, even delusionally, wanted to be president instead became part of his government and for a considerable time were able to work for this unlikely man.
Although Goodwin's story is how this group of competitive men came under Lincoln's political genius, her other story is about Lincoln's connection to the American people. We learn about Lincoln's depression, family tragedies, and an ambitous wife. What got him through this, and a horrific civil war, was his sense of humour and his ability to connect directly with the average ciitizen and the soldiers fighting in the bloody fields. Lincoln's other asset was his abilities to tell wonderful stories and to give an unforgetable speech. These always linked him to his people in a very direct and simple way. For instance Goodwin describes how the famous Gettysburg Address came about, how short it was, and how it stunned its first audience. But more importantly, "Lincoln had translated the story of his country and the meaning of the war into words and ideas accessible to every American." This remember was the age before television, radio, and mass media. Lincoln's entire speeches were printed in newspapers great and small across the nation for all to read and think about. The United States of America of today owes its existance to this generous and kind man who truely was the father of his nation.
Many, many books have been written about this monumental president, and many more books about the Civil War. Doris Kearns Goodwin tells her story well, and even adds new insight into this man and this period of American history. At the end of it, one wonders what more he could have accomplished if he had lived to complete his second term in office.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Worth the time, Sep 17 2008

By	Craig Jenkins (Toronto, Canada) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln (Hardcover)

And make no mistake, you're biting off a lot with Goodwin's tale of Lincoln's rise to power, told through the lens of his leadership and the team he formed around him. It's a weighty tome, filled out with significant backround sketches of the players, spanning Lincoln's early life through the end of the Civil War and his ultimate assassination.

Goodwin manages to complete the task in even so many pages partly because she forgoes long recitation of even the most famous speeches, or detailed discussion of the varying fortunes of the Civil War. In a sense it's a shame, given how compelling they can be, but her ability to focus on her theme, restraining herself to the impact of those speeches and events on Lincoln and his cadre, and leveraging them as examples of his leadership keep the story from going off the rails. Those who catch the bug - any well might from the art of Goodwin's storytelling - will find ample opportunities elsewhere.

In the end, Lincoln's style of leadership may be more difficult to emulate than it's simplicity belies. But the message that forebearance and graciousness can hold leading roles in the management of so great an effort cannot be lost on anyone who invests the time to read her book. Well worth that time.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Lincoln Cabinet: A Character Study,, Mar 12 2006

By	Sally (Alberta) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

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Doris Kearns Goodwin delivers and delivers well with "Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln". The scope of her work is Lincoln's inner circle of Seward, Stanton, Chase and Bates but, more broadly, his ability to handle people and politics. Goodwin vividedly demonstrates Lincoln's uncanny timing regarding the implementation of emancipation and gives a fair assessment of his views regarding the "peculiar institution". This book is about Lincoln as a leader, a manager and a politician. It is also about his evolving vision about certain topics (i.e, how to handle slaves once freed) and his steadfast desire to hold the Union together, literally at all costs. His belief in the precepts of the Founding Fathers is at all times present.

This book is for those who want to see how Abe Lincoln led, managed, formulated stategy, handled very conflicting opinions, this is the book. A great read, if a bit choppy (perhaps a given with the nature of the subject matter). Another great novel is Giorgio Kostantinos' masterful 'The Quest'

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