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Jan 27, 2009 doris kearns goodwin looks at the way a leaders private life affects his public actions at the 5th annual abraham lincoln institute symposium. It reads like a fine novel despite being an accurate account of the time. Doris kearns goodwin on lincoln and his team of rivals. Team of rivals pdf download full download pdf book. The main thing about this book a team from california that tries to. The book team of rivals holds a few pedagogical uses for a classroom teacher. In 1995, goodwin was awarded the pulitzer prize for history for her book no ordinary time. He drew on his experiences playing and coaching little league for rivals and pinch hit and two more new york times bestsellers. The book really takes an intelligent view of lincolns presidency by not focusing on him but. When he became president in 1861, lincoln had few strong allies in washington. The problem with this interpretation is that the metamorphosis of lincoln to machiavellian master of men that goodwin presupposes did not in fact occur overnight only as he approached the grim reality of his presidency.
That isnt to say that they manage people or the nation well. Jim heath interviews famed presidential historian doris kearns goodwin about her book team of rivals and abraham lincoln. Team of rivals winner of the lincoln prize acclaimed historian doris kearns goodwin illuminates lincolns political genius in this highly original work, as the oneterm congressman and prairie lawyer rises from obscurity to prevail over three gifted rivals of national reputation to become president. Team of rivals by doris kearns goodwin winner of the lincoln prize acclaimed historian doris kearns goodwin illuminates abraham lincolns political genius. The political genius of abraham lincoln doris kearns goodwin, author.
Team of rivals was a big undertaking for me at over 750 pages. Goodwin talked about her newest book, team of rivals, published by simon and schuster. Feb 27, 2009 what makes team of rivals such a rich experience is that its a team of books, combining an absorbing psychological study, a group biography of the four rivals and their families, a history of the. The life and times of abraham lincoln have been analyzed and dissected in countless books. Team of rivals i was interested in the subject matter and have always had respect for the author, but i did not expect the book to be so very good any armchair historial or civil war buff would do well to listen to this book as it gives a unique picture of lincoln. When barack obama was asked which book he could not live without in the white house, his answer was instant. Winner of the lincoln prizeacclaimed historian doris kearns goodw. The best part of team of rivals is the portraits of the men in lincolns cabinet which are given short shrift in other histories.
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