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Team of Rivals

Name: Team of Rivals
Rating: 5 (16 reviews)
Author: Doris Kearns Goodwin
ISBN: 9781664631632

Doris Kearns Goodwin · 2006 · 944 pages

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.

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J. K. Rowling
“I lived in it the way that you do with truly great books; putting it down with glazed eyes and feeling disconcerted to find yourself in the 21st century.”↗
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
“A few classics: - Hope in the Dark, Solnit - Why We Can’t Wait, MLK - The Search for Common Ground, Thurman - Team of Rivals, Goodwin - Col Poems,Audre Lorde - Bhagavad Gita - Capital, Piketty - 100 Years of Solitude, García Márquez - Infinite Jest / Consider the Lobster, Wallace”↗
Stewart Butterfield
“'Team of Rivals' is among the best historical books I've ever read (take that, Herodotus). Bless you, @DorisKGoodwin. Truly excellent.”↗
Sunny Hostin
“It's a terrific book!”↗
Trevor Ncube
““A human being lives out not only his personal life as an individual, but also, consciously or subconsciously, lives of his epoch and his contemporaries …” Thomas Mann #quote. This book is a toure de force.”↗
Tulsi Gabbard
“Some of my favorite books: Overthrow, Band of Brothers, Team of Rivals & Kite Runner. What are yours? #BookLoversDay”↗
Sarah Churchwell
“@StigAbell That’s a terrific book. I also love Wills’s Lincoln at Gettysburg if we’re reading classics.”↗
Aoc
“"A few classics: - Hope in the Dark, Solnit - Why We Can’t Wait, MLK - The Search for Common Ground, Thurman - Team of Rivals, Goodwin - Col Poems,Audre Lorde - Bhagavad Gita - Capital, Piketty - 100 Years of Solitude, García Márquez - Infinite Jest / Consider the Lobster, Wallace"”↗
Scott Monty
“@lorirusso It’s a favorite of mine. Plus @DorisKGoodwin’s fanstastic book Leadership: In Turbulent Times is another to put on your list.”↗
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