Team of Rivals, Part Two of Two, Discs 16-36

by Doris Kearns Goodwin, Suzanne Toren

This Book of the Month Club main selection by Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Doris Kearns Goodwin paints a compelling and comprehensive picture of Abraham Lincoln's uncanny ability to convert personal and political foes and strengthen his presidency. Displaying Lincoln's disarming political savvy, this riveting narrative reveals how well Lincoln handled his cabinet of Secretary of State Seward, Secretary of the Treasury Chase, Attorney General Bates, and other rivals.

21 pages, Audio CD

First published January 1, 2006

About the author

Doris Helen Kearns Goodwin is an American biographer, historian, former sports journalist, and political commentator. She has written biographies of numerous U.S. presidents. Goodwin's book No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II won the Pulitzer Prize for History in 1995. Goodwin produced the American television miniseries Washington. She was also executive producer of "Abraham Lincoln", a 2022 docudrama on the History Channel. This latter series was based on Goodwin's Leadership in Turbulent Times.

Reviews

[Sue · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a remarkable well-researched history of the Civil War and specifically President Abraham Lincoln. It is a long & slow read but well worth the time. It could serve as a model for moral & character traits of a great leader.

[Matthew Englett · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this book over 20 years ago. My daughter bought me a bunch of books for Christmas and this was one of them. This book is a must read for anyone interested in knowing how President Lincoln operated as a president and political figure.

[Alan · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you teach American History, and you haven't read it, then you should!

[Daniel Oltra]

Personal note

[Joellenparker]

Lincoln and his cabinet

[Wendy Hudson · Rating 4 out of 5]

enjoyed