Team of rivals : the political genius of Abraham Lincoln
Goodwin, Doris Kearns2009
Book
Written by a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, this multiple biography studies Abraham Lincoln's mastery of men. It shows how he saved Civil War-torn America by appointing his fiercest rivals to key cabinet positions, making them help achieve his vision for peace.
Main title:
Team of rivals : the political genius of Abraham Lincoln / Doris Kearns Goodwin.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Penguin, 2009.
Collation:
xix, 916 p., [32] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 20 cm.
Notes:
First published: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2005.Includes bibliographical references and index.
Shelving notes:
19302 0000149161 1 19-07-2011 99 Biography of Abraham Lincoln nyctro 20-07-2011 7
Contents:
1. Four men waiting -- 2. The "longing to rise" -- 3. The lure of politics -- 4. "Plunder & conquest" -- 5. The turbulent fifties -- 6. The gathering storm -- 7. Countdown to the nomination -- 8. Showdown in Chicago -- 9. "A man knows his own name" -- 10. "An intensified crossword puzzle" -- 11. "I am now public property" -- 12. "Mystic chords of memory" : spring 1861 -- 13. "The ball has opened" : summer 1861 -- 14. "I do not intend to be sacrificed" : fall 1861 -- 15. "My boy is gone" : winter 1862 -- 16. "He was simply out-generaled" : spring 1862 -- 17. "We are in the depths" : summer 1862 -- 18. "My word is out" : fall 1862 -- 19. "Fire in the rear" : winter-spring 1863 -- 20. "The tycoon is in fine whack" : summer 1863 -- 21. "I feel trouble in the air" : summer-fall 1863 -- 22. "Still in wild water" : fall 1863 -- 23. "There's a man in it!" : winter-spring 1864 -- 24. "Atlanta is ours" : summer-fall 1864 -- 25. "A sacred effort" : winter 1864-1865 -- 26. The final weeks : spring 1865.
ISBN:
0141043725 (pbk)9780141043722 (pbk)
Dewey class:
973.7092
LC class:
E457.45
Language:
English
Related title:
Team of Rivals [electronic resource] : The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
Subject:
BRN:
13454
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| narrm ngarrgu Library and Family Services | -Biography | BIOG 973.7092 LINC | Available |