Doris Kearns Goodwin - Team of Rivals [Complete, unabridged] torrent

This Book of the Month Club main selection by Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Doris Kearns Goodwin paints a compelling and comprehensive picture of Abraham Lincoln's uncanny ability to convert personal and political foes and use them to strengthen his presidency. When the 1860 Republican National Convention chose Lincoln over three seasoned politicians, his rivals were shocked and humiliated. So how did an "upstart bumpkin" convince this disgruntled trio to join his team? And when they agreed, how did he reign in such political heavyweights? Displaying Liconln's disarming political savvy and sketching the fasicnating lives of four Presidential contenders, this riveting narrative reveals how brilliantly Lincoln handled his cabinet of Secretary of State William H. Seward, Secretary of the Treasury Salmon P. Chase, Attorney General Edward Bates, and other former opponents.

Complete Unabridged audiobook
Running time: 42 hours
Encoding: 64kbps mp3