Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln - Hardcover

Goodwin, Doris Kearns

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0684824906 ISBN 13: 9780684824901

Verlag: Simon + Schuster Inc., 2005

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Texto en inglés. Tapa dura con sobrecubierta de editorial ilustrada. Sin subrayados ni anotaciones. Muy Buen estado de conservación. This multiple biography is centered on Lincoln"s mastery of men and how it shaped the most significant presidency in the nation"s history. Historian Goodwin illuminates Lincoln"s political genius, as the one-term congressman rises from obscurity to prevail over three gifted rivals to become president. When Lincoln emerged as the victor at the Republican National Co

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"An elegant, incisive study....Goodwin has brilliantly described how Lincoln forged a team that preserved a nation and freed America from the curse of slavery."

--James M. McPherson, "The New York Times Book Review"

"Goodwin's narrative abilities...are on full display here, and she does an enthralling job of dramatizing...crucial moments in Lincoln's life....A portrait of Lincoln as a virtuosic politician and managerial genius."

--Michiko Kakutani, "The New York Times"

"Splendid, beautifully written....Goodwin has brilliantly woven scores of contemporary accounts...into a fluid narrative....This is the most richly detailed account of the Civil War presidency to appear in many years."

--John Rhodehamel, "Los Angeles Times"

"Endlessly absorbing....[A] lovingly rendered and masterfully fashioned book."

--Jay Winik, "The Wall Street Journal"

Reseña del editor:

An analysis of Abraham Lincoln's political talents identifies the character strengths and abilities that enabled his successful election above three accomplished candidates, in an account that also describes how he used the same abilities to rally former opponents in forming his cabinet and winning the Civil War. By the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of No Ordinary Time. 350,000 first printing.

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• Verlag: Simon + Schuster Inc.
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0684824906
• ISBN 13: 9780684824901
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 916