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Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln

by Doris Kearns Goodwin

S. & S. 2005. 944p. illus. maps. notes. index. ISBN 9780684824901. $35; pap. ISBN 9781451688092. $21; ebk. ISBN 9781416549833.

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Goodwin's biography of Lincoln's cabinet is a discerning diagnosis of the politics that led Lincoln to choose and manage a "team of rivals" through his self-confidence, pragmatism, broad vision, and unyielding convictions—and to use his diverse, competing cabinet to enforce policy. (LJ 10/15/05)

Reviewed by Randall M. Miller , Jan 01, 2015

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