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Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln

Doris Kearns Goodwin

In this monumental multiple biography, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Doris Kearns Goodwin studies Abraham Lincoln's mastery of men. She shows how he saved Civil War-torn America by appointing his fiercest rivals to key cabinet positions, making them help achieve his vision for peace. 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. A book to bury yourself in.

BiographyBiography · medium confidenceBiography81 signalsLlm Classifier: Biography -> BiographyGoogle Books: Biography & Autobiography -> Memoir & AutobiographyGoogle Books: Biography & Autobiography -> BiographyPresidential BiographyAmerican Civil War

Award History

1 wins · 3 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
Barbara and David Zalaznick Book Prize in American History2006WinnerSecondary source
Los Angeles Times Book Prize for BiographyMajor2005FinalistSecondary source
National Book Critics Circle Award for BiographyMajor2005FinalistSecondary source
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  1. 01 Central figures

    • Abraham Lincoln90%

  2. 02 Central places

    None extracted with sufficient confidence.

  3. 03 Suggested argument

    Lincoln saved Civil War–torn America by appointing his fiercest rivals to key cabinet positions, getting them to help achieve his vision for peace.

    Model confidence 86%

  4. 04 Reading orientation

    48 / 100 academic

    Trade / academic crossover

    An estimate of intended readership and scholarly apparatus—not quality or importance.

Confidence percentages are the model's own estimates. Profile confidence: 72%.