Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham LincolnSimon and Schuster, 8. dec. 2006 - 944 sider One of the most influential books of the past fifty years, Team of Rivals is Pulitzer Prize–winning author and esteemed presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin’s modern classic about the political genius of Abraham Lincoln, his unlikely presidency, and his cabinet of former political foes. Winner of the prestigious Lincoln Prize and the inspiration for the Oscar Award winning–film Lincoln, starring Daniel Day-Lewis, directed by Steven Spielberg, and written by Tony Kushner. On May 18, 1860, William H. Seward, Salmon P. Chase, Edward Bates, and Abraham Lincoln waited in their hometowns for the results from the Republican National Convention in Chicago. When Lincoln emerged as the victor, his rivals were dismayed and angry. Throughout the turbulent 1850s, each had energetically sought the presidency as the conflict over slavery was leading inexorably to secession and civil war. That Lincoln succeeded, Goodwin demonstrates, was the result of a character that had been forged by experiences that raised him above his more privileged and accomplished rivals. He won because he possessed an extraordinary ability to put himself in the place of other men, to experience what they were feeling, to understand their motives and desires. It was this capacity that enabled Lincoln as president to bring his disgruntled opponents together, create the most unusual cabinet in history, and marshal their talents to the task of preserving the Union and winning the war. We view the long, horrifying struggle from the vantage of the White House as Lincoln copes with incompetent generals, hostile congressmen, and his raucous cabinet. He overcomes these obstacles by winning the respect of his former competitors, and in the case of Seward, finds a loyal and crucial friend to see him through. This brilliant multiple biography is centered on Lincoln's mastery of men and how it shaped the most significant presidency in the nation's history. |
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Side ix
... nomination is a remarkable indication of small intellect, growing smaller. They pass over . . . statesmen and able men, and they take up a fourth rate lecturer, who cannot speak good grammar.” —The New YorkHerald (May 19, 1860) ...
... nomination is a remarkable indication of small intellect, growing smaller. They pass over . . . statesmen and able men, and they take up a fourth rate lecturer, who cannot speak good grammar.” —The New YorkHerald (May 19, 1860) ...
Side xi
... Nomination 211 8 Showdown in Chicago 237 9 “A Man Knows His Own Name” 257 10 “An Intensified Crossword Puzzle” 279 11 “I Am Now Public Property” 305 PART II MASTER AMONG MEN 321 12 “Mystic Chords of Memory”: Spring 1861 323 13 “The Ball ...
... Nomination 211 8 Showdown in Chicago 237 9 “A Man Knows His Own Name” 257 10 “An Intensified Crossword Puzzle” 279 11 “I Am Now Public Property” 305 PART II MASTER AMONG MEN 321 12 “Mystic Chords of Memory”: Spring 1861 323 13 “The Ball ...
Side xv
... nomination— New York senator William H. Seward, Ohio governor Salmon P. Chase, and Missouri's distinguished elder statesman Edward Bates. Taken together, the lives of these four men give us a picture of the path taken by ambitious young ...
... nomination— New York senator William H. Seward, Ohio governor Salmon P. Chase, and Missouri's distinguished elder statesman Edward Bates. Taken together, the lives of these four men give us a picture of the path taken by ambitious young ...
Side xvi
... nomination because he was shrewdest and canniest of them all. More accustomed to relying upon himself to shape events, he took the greatest control of the process leading up to the nomination, displaying a fierce ambition, an ...
... nomination because he was shrewdest and canniest of them all. More accustomed to relying upon himself to shape events, he took the greatest control of the process leading up to the nomination, displaying a fierce ambition, an ...
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... nominate its candidate for president, Abraham Lincoln was up early. As he climbed the stairs to his plainly ... nomination for the highest office of the land, he was unable to focus on his work. Even under ordinary circumstances ...
... nominate its candidate for president, Abraham Lincoln was up early. As he climbed the stairs to his plainly ... nomination for the highest office of the land, he was unable to focus on his work. Even under ordinary circumstances ...
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Political Map of the United States circa 1856 | 138 |
MASTER AMONG MEN | 321 |
CONTENTS | 330 |
Epilogue | 751 |
Notes | 759 |
881 | |
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