Team of Rivals, the Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln

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• Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln

  Tolstoy called Lincoln "so great he overshadows all other national heroes". This Pulitzer prize-winning life does ample justice to the "moral power" the novelist admired, but also reflects the peerlessly eloquent orator; the stoical head of a family ... (read full critics)

  guardian.co.uk published on Fri, 24 Sep 2010

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  very well written, detailed and complete biography of multiple characters that changed the course of history. Solely for the history part I suggest instead Raimondo Luraghi, italian edition title: Storia della Guerra Civile Americana.

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  Took a long time to get through this one, but I loved every minute of it. Just about any book about a larger-than-life figure such as Abraham Lincoln is going to be great, but Goodwin really did a great job with this one. I feel like I learned quite a bit about the events surrounding the Civil War ... (continue)

  Took a long time to get through this one, but I loved every minute of it. Just about any book about a larger-than-life figure such as Abraham Lincoln is going to be great, but Goodwin really did a great job with this one. I feel like I learned quite a bit about the events surrounding the Civil War and the prominent figures of the era. Most of all I have a clearer picture of Lincoln himself.

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• English Books
• Audio CD
• ISBN-10: 1419364626
• ISBN-13: 9781419364624
• Publisher: Recorded Books
• Pub date: Jan 01, 2003
• Also available as: Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Others and eBook

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