TY  - SOUND
AU  - Goodwin,Doris Kearns
AU  - Toren,Suzanne
TI  - Team of rivals: [the political genius of Abraham Lincoln
SN  - 1419364618
AV  - E457.45 .G66 2006c
U1  - 973.7092B 22
PY  - 2006///]
CY  - Prince Frederick, Md.
PB  - Recorded Books
KW  - Lincoln, Abraham,
KW  - Political leadership
KW  - United States
KW  - Case studies
KW  - Genius
KW  - Presidents
KW  - Biography
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - 1861-1865
N1  - Subtitle from container; Unabridged; Compact discs; In container (16 x 18 cm.); Includes discs 1-15 of the 36 disc set; Narrated by Suzanne Toren
N2  - On May 18, 1860, William H. Seward, Salmon P. Chase, Edward Bates, and Abraham Lincoln waited in their hometowns for the results from the Republican National Convention in Chicago. When Lincoln emerged as the victor, his rivals were dismayed and angry. Throughout the turbulent 1850s, each had energetically sought the presidency as the conflict over slavery was leading inexorably to secession and civil war. That Lincoln succeeded was the result of a character that had been forged by life experiences that raised him above his more privileged and accomplished rivals. He won because hepossessed an extraordinary ability to put himself in the place of other men, to experience what they were feeling, to understand their motives and desires. This capacity enabled President Lincoln to bring his disgruntled opponents together, create the most unusual cabinet in history, and marshal their talents to preserve the Union and win the war
ER  -