An amazing view of the men who started out as Lincoln's political (and sometimes personal) enemies and how the genius president invited them into his cabinet. At first believing that they would be the secret rulers of an America that had chosen a bumpkin to lead them, the "Team of Rivals" soon foun...
If I could give one book a sixth star, this would be it. I have no words to accurately describe the herculean task of historical research, analysis and narrative that Doris Kearns Goodwin herein accomplishes. Every American knows just how awesome a man and Abraham Lincoln was, but Goodwin's Team of ...
Excellent behind the scenes of the 1860 presidential election of Abraham Lincoln and the candidates who ran against them and were defeated. Lincoln chose them to serve in his Presidential Cabinet.
Like every other American, I learned about Lincoln in school. In reality, none us of really learned about Lincoln in school. We learned basic bullet points: He was born in a log cabin; he freed the slaves; he was assassinated. And were maybe made to memorize the Gettysburg Address. As an adult, this...
By the time I finished this book I felt I had lived a life time with Abe and was fully acquainted with the members of his cabinet. The book is actually five (or more) biographies which explains its length. It's hard to imagine any other personality being able to do what Lincoln did in holding the ...
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