Anyone interested in learning about Abraham Lincoln would do well to pick up Team of Rivals audio book written by Doris Kearns Goodwin and narrated by Richard Thomas because this book will enlighten you about not only the great man himself, but also about those who surrounded him. There were many political battles fought both within the White House and also without it and the skills of this great statesman are amply delved into to show how he could master others which is a vital attribute that any good president should have.

Assessing The Skills Of A Great Personality

After you have read the Team of Rivals audio book, you should have found a totally original way of assessing the skills of Lincoln as a leader and the main focus is on the period in the 1850s when the country was driven asunder by slavery. There will hardly be anyone that will not help but revel in this great work and the Team of Rivals audio book is the work of the Pulitzer Prize winner who has also penned No Ordinary Time.

The Team of Rivals audio book is a tale of when during the year 1860, Abraham Lincoln was nominated by the Republican Party for its choice of president which came as a big surprise to the other candidates including William Henry Seward, Salmon P. Chase and Edward Bates, who each in their own right were more famous personalities and who had better political connections as well.

The greatness of Abraham Lincoln that one learns from the Team of Rivals audio book is that he got these three stalwarts to not only join his cabinet after he became president, but also got them to work well with him and with each other. The narration by Richard Thomas brings out the writings of Doris Kearns Goodwin in this excellent book and one can only marvel at the detailed way that these characters are brought to life showing different aspects of life as a president for Abraham Lincoln.

No doubt, there are many works on Lincoln that treat him with great respect; nevertheless, Doris Kearns Goodwin and Richard Thomas help in putting together a great portrait of the President bringing to the fore his vision and showing that Lincoln puts greater good ahead of expediency. There is no doubt that by reading Team of Rivals audio book you will gain a good insight into Lincoln that shows that he was more than a melancholy person who also could tell good jokes and stories as well.