The release date for the English version of 'Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln' by
Doris Kearns Goodwin is Sep 2006. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
The Lincoln Prize winner
In this incredibly creative book, renowned historian Doris Kearns Goodwin sheds light on Lincoln's political brilliance as the one-term congressman and prairie lawyer rises from obscurity to defeat three very talented adversaries of national prominence to win the presidency.
Abraham Lincoln, Edward Bates, William H. Seward, and Salmon P. Chase awaited the outcome of the Republican National Convention in Chicago on May 18, 1860, in respective hometowns. Lincoln's opponents were shocked and incensed when he won.
Each had vigorously pursued the presidency during the volatile 1850s, when the fight over slavery was inevitably escalating into secession and civil war. Goodwin shows that Lincoln's success came from a character that had been shaped by events that elevated him above his more talented and affluent competitors. He prevailed because of his remarkable capacity to see himself in other men's shoes, to feel what they were experiencing, and to comprehend their goals and motivations.
Lincoln's ability to unite his bitter rivals, assemble the most unique cabinet in history, and use their skills to the cause of securing the Union and winning the war was made possible by this ability.
From the White House, we see the long, horrible battle as Lincoln manages a rowdy cabinet, inept generals, and antagonistic legislators. He gets beyond these challenges by gaining the respect of his erstwhile rivals, and in Seward's case, he finds a dependable and devoted companion to help him through.
Lincoln's command of men and how it influenced the most consequential administration in the history of the country are the main subjects of this outstanding multiple biography.