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| Genre/Form: | Case studies Biography Cas, Études de Biographies |
|---|---|
| Named Person: | Abraham Lincoln; Abraham Lincoln; Abraham Lincoln; Abraham Lincoln; Abraham Lincoln; Abraham Lincoln |
| Material Type: | Biography, Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Doris Kearns Goodwin |
| ISBN: | 0684824906 9780684824901 9780743270755 0743270754 |
| OCLC Number: | 61479616 |
| Description: | xix, 916 p., [32] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm. |
| Contents: | pt. 1. The rivals. -- Four men waiting -- The "longing to rise" -- The lure of politics -- "Plunder & conquest" -- The turbulent fifties -- The gathering storm -- Countdown to the nomination -- Showdown in Chicago -- "A man knows his own name" -- "An intensified crossword puzzle" -- "I am now public property" -- pt. 2. Master among men. -- "Mystic chords of memory" : Spring 1861 -- "The ball has opened" : Summer 1861 -- "I do not intend to be sacrificed" : Fall 1861 -- "My boy is gone" : Winter 1862 -- "He was simply out-generaled" : Spring 1862 -- "We are in the depths" : Summer 1862 -- "My word is out" : Fall 1862 -- "Fire in the rear" : Winter-Spring 1863 -- "The tycoon is in fine whack" : Summer 1863 -- "I feel trouble in the air" : Summer-Fall 1863 -- "Still in wild water" : Fall 1863 -- "There's a man in it!" : Winter-Spring 1864 -- "Atlanta is ours" : Summer-Fall 1864 -- "A sacred effort" : Winter 1864-1865 -- The final weeks : Spring 1865. |
| Responsibility: | Doris Kearns Goodwin. |
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Amazing book. But wait there's more.....
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"Endlessly absorbing....[A] lovingly rendered and masterfully fashioned book." <p><p>--Jay Winik, "The Wall Street Journal"
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Great study in politics
This isn't really a biography of Lincoln even though you learn alot about his life reading this book. Its really an account of Lincoln's political genius. From Kearns' perspective, he was a genius - able to put powerful & conflicting personalities into his cabinet and had the strength and patience...
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This isn't really a biography of Lincoln even though you learn alot about his life reading this book. Its really an account of Lincoln's political genius. From Kearns' perspective, he was a genius - able to put powerful & conflicting personalities into his cabinet and had the strength and patience to manage these peronalities. Let's hope that Obama has the same success & results managing his cabinet.
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- Lincoln, Abraham, -- 1809-1865.
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- Presidents -- United States -- Biography.
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865.
- Lincoln, Abraham, -- 1809-1865 -- Amis et relations.
- Leadership politique -- États-Unis -- Cas, Études de.
- Génie (Aptitude) -- Cas, Études de.
- Présidents -- États-Unis -- Biographies.
- États-Unis -- Politique et gouvernement -- 1861-1865.
- Lincoln, Abraham -- (1809-1865) -- Amis et relations.
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