Goodwin, Doris Kearns Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln (0684824906)
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.