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Team of RivalsBy Doris Kearns Goodwin

In a Nutshell

Team Of Rivals explains why Abraham Lincoln rose above his political rivals despite their stronger reputations, and used empathy to unite not just his allies, but an entire country.

Favorite Quote

Washington was a typical American. Napoleon was a typical Frenchman, but Lincoln was a humanitarian as broad as the world. He was bigger than his country - bigger than all the Presidents together.

Leo Tolstoy, Russian novelist

Introduction

His face adorns the $5 bill and the penny, while a massive statue of him flanks the National Mall.

But what is it that gives Abraham Lincoln such an outsized place among historical US presidents?

Doris Kearns-Goodwin is an Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and biographer known for her work on American politics.

In this book, which was awarded the Lincoln Prize in 2006, Goodwin explores the unique personality and strategic instinct that enabled Lincoln to unify a nation.

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