![]() ![]() Her works include Lyndon Johnson and the American Dream, The Fitzgeralds and the Kennedys: An American Saga, and No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, for which she won the Pulitzer Prize for History in 1995. 'I have not enjoyed a history book as much for years' Robert HarrisÄoris Kearns Goodwin is the doyenne of US presidential historians, and one of the most acclaimed non-fiction authors in the world. In Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln, Doris Kearns Goodwin explores the extraordinary array of personal qualities that allowed Lincoln first to appoint, then to win over, men who had previously opposed him, and reveals how Lincoln's bold and brilliant actions helped him steer the country through its darkest days. 'A portrait of Lincoln as a virtuosic politician and managerial genius' The New York Times a remarkable study in leadership' Barack Obama ![]() As well as a thrilling piece of narrative history, it's an inspiring study of one of the greatest leaders the world has ever seen. This monumental and brilliant work has given Obama the model for his presidency, showing how Abraham Lincoln saved America by appointing his fiercest rival to key cabinet positions. When Barack Obama was asked which book he could not live without in the White House, his answer was instant: Team of Rivals. ![]() The bestselling and prize-winning study of one of the most legendary American Presidents in history, Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin is the book that inspired Barack Obama in his presidency. ![]()
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