{"product_id":"all-the-powers-of-earth-9781476777306","title":"All the Powers of Earth","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[Blumenthal] continues to establish himself as the definitive chronicler of Lincoln's political career…as essential as any political biography is likely to be.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eKirkus,\u003c\/i\u003e Starred Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“With painstaking research illuminated by penetrating insight, Blumenthal limns the ascent of the Great Emancipator in a turbulent era. The brilliance of this third volume of Blumenthal’s projected five-volume biography will heighten expectations for the next installment.”—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eStarred Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Blumenthal speaks to our own time and, through Lincoln’s life and work, asks us to consider what price expediency and ego cost democracy. Brilliant, compelling, and memorable.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, Starred Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“An entertaining, \u003ci\u003eWolf Hall\u003c\/i\u003e–esque treatment that will please Blumenthal’s fans and win new ones to this series.”\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—Publishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Sidney Blumenthal’s compelling, original and elegantly written exploration of Abraham Lincoln’s life is advanced with this volume, which reveals the crucial and fascinating years in which Lincoln transforms himself into an indispensable national leader, poised to save his bleeding and broken country.  Even more than its predecessors, Blumenthal’s new book brilliantly illuminates qualities of leadership that are as important in our own time as they were during the tumultuous years that led to Civil War.  This epic and path-breaking work deserves to be widely read and studied.”\u003cb\u003e—Michael Beschloss, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003ePresidents of War\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Political Life of Abraham Lincoln\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Magisterial...A vividly written, wide-ranging and often surprising account of the president-to-be.” \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eWrestling With His Angel\u003c\/i\u003e is a raucous and epic voyage through the turbulent political waters of the age that made Abraham Lincoln. Completely mesmerizing, a deeply serious meditation with the keen sense of humor that Lincoln so famously had.”\u003cb\u003e—John Witt, author of the \u003ci\u003eLincoln’s Code\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Bancroft Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“[A]n astute account of Lincoln the politician whose apprenticeship in that profession was a necessary prelude to his greatness as a statesman in the Civil War. [T]his book offers new insights into Lincoln's life and career.”\u003cb\u003e—James McPherson, author of \u003ci\u003eThe War that Forged a Nation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Blumenthal illuminates the path Lincoln hewed to greatness.”\u003cb\u003e—Allen Guelzo, author of \u003ci\u003eGettysburg\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Lincoln Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Sidney Blumenthal has rescued the Lincoln most Americans know only as an icon, and turned him back into a real human being, revealing a clever and adroit politician, a fixer of conventions, and a political operator whose ambitions are surpassed only by his searing moral vision.”\u003cb\u003e—Kai Bird, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eAmerican Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[Blumenthal] continues to establish himself as the definitive chronicler of Lincoln's political career…as essential as any political biography is likely to be.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eKirkus,\u003c\/i\u003e Starred Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“With painstaking research illuminated by penetrating insight, Blumenthal limns the ascent of the Great Emancipator in a turbulent era. The brilliance of this third volume of Blumenthal’s projected five-volume biography will heighten expectations for the next installment.”—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eStarred Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Blumenthal speaks to our own time and, through Lincoln’s life and work, asks us to consider what price expediency and ego cost democracy. Brilliant, compelling, and memorable.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, Starred Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“An entertaining, \u003ci\u003eWolf Hall\u003c\/i\u003e–esque treatment that will please Blumenthal’s fans and win new ones to this series.”\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—Publishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Sidney Blumenthal’s compelling, original and elegantly written exploration of Abraham Lincoln’s life is advanced with this volume, which reveals the crucial and fascinating years in which Lincoln transforms himself into an indispensable national leader, poised to save his bleeding and broken country.  Even more than its predecessors, Blumenthal’s new book brilliantly illuminates qualities of leadership that are as important in our own time as they were during the tumultuous years that led to Civil War.  This epic and path-breaking work deserves to be widely read and studied.”\u003cb\u003e—Michael Beschloss, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003ePresidents of War\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Political Life of Abraham Lincoln\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Magisterial...A vividly written, wide-ranging and often surprising account of the president-to-be.” \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eWrestling With His Angel\u003c\/i\u003e is a raucous and epic voyage through the turbulent political waters of the age that made Abraham Lincoln. 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[T]his book offers new insights into Lincoln's life and career.”\u003cb\u003e—James McPherson, author of \u003ci\u003eThe War that Forged a Nation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Blumenthal illuminates the path Lincoln hewed to greatness.”\u003cb\u003e—Allen Guelzo, author of \u003ci\u003eGettysburg\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Lincoln Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Sidney Blumenthal has rescued the Lincoln most Americans know only as an icon, and turned him back into a real human being, revealing a clever and adroit politician, a fixer of conventions, and a political operator whose ambitions are surpassed only by his searing moral vision.”\u003cb\u003e—Kai Bird, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eAmerican Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. 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