Her passion explains this book’s excellence. Chase eventually realized that he’d been out witted by the comedy-cloaked brilliance of the 16th President of the United States. It was even-tempered Lincoln, who “dispelled his colleague’s anxiety and sustained their spirits with his gift for storytelling and his life-affirming sense of humor.” (loc.211-214) All his rivals eventually acknowledged his greatness. To add to more controversy than just having his party rivals for the nomination to the cabinet, Lincoln included former Democrats: Gideon Welles, Montgomery Blair, and Edwin M. Lincoln’s greatness showed when he managed opinions that differed from his. Goodwin maintains that he triumphed, not because of a fluke involving the swing state of Illinois, but because he controlled the nomination process with self-reliance, shrewdness, and canniness. Lincoln amazed and saddened all the pundits when he won the Republican nomination for President in 1860. Most of the research about this book came from their personal journals, and those of their family members who knew and interacted on a personal level with Abraham Lincoln. The rivals mentioned were the others that wanted the Republican presidential nomination in 1860: William H. Mine is not needed, and, although I read it two years ago as I prepared to visit Civil War Battlefields and museums, I can’t help but sing its praises as one of my all time favorite books! Can you name Lincoln’s rivals? Amazon already has 1,588 customer reviews of this book. Stephen Spielburg based the epic film, Lincoln, on the book, Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin.
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