![]() "Rivals" is destined to go down as one of the definitive accounts of Lincoln's life, and any reader with even the most fleeting interesting in the 16th president would do well to delve into it. I listened to this shortly after listening to "1861: The Civil War Awakening" (Adam Goodheart) which makes a fascinating companion piece to "Rivals" for its more colorful descriptions of the times, and its different perspective on figures such as Gustavus Fox. ![]() ![]() Readers/Listeners will be surprised at how well they'll come to know Lincoln's cabinet and family, and how heartbreaking it is to consider the untimely deaths of three of his four children, not to mention the tragic histories that haunted both Salmon P. I could listen to her talk all day, and she made some of the dull spots easier to get through. Narrator Suzanne Toren breathes life into the story, and even into the nearly all-male cast of characters. Strange to say, but by the time Abraham Lincoln is shot by John Wilkes Booth in Ford's Theater, I had almost willed myself into thinking Lincoln was a character who could figure out the trap, and avoid it somehow. And I was surprised by how moved I was by a story that I, essentially, already knew. I was surprised by how beautifully told this story is. ![]() I was surprised by how much I didn't know about Abraham Lincoln. "Team of Rivals" surprised me in so many ways. Beautiful, Heartbreaking, and Informative ![]()
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