All the Powers of Earth: The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln Vol. III, 1856-1860

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Lincolns incredible ascent to power in a world of chaos is newly revealed in this compelling, original, and elegantly written (Michael Beschloss, New York Times bestselling author) third volume of the magisterial (The New York Times Book Review) Political Life of Abraham Lincoln series, following A Self-Made Man and Wrestling with His Angel.

After a period of depression that he would ever find his way to greatness, Lincoln takes on the most powerful demagogue in the country, Stephen Douglas, in the debates for a senate seat. He sidelines the frontrunner William Seward, a former governor and senator for New York, to cinch the new Republican Partys nomination.

All the Powers of Earth is the political story of all time. Lincoln achieves the presidency by force of strategy, of political savvy and determination. This is Abraham Lincoln, who indisputably becomes the greatest president and moral leader in the nations history. But he must first build a new political party, brilliantly state the anti-slavery case and overcome shattering defeat to win the presidency. In the years of civil war to follow, he will show mightily that the nation was right to bet on him. He was its preserver, a politician of moral integrity.

All the Powers of Earth is as essential as any political biography is likely to be and Sidney Bluementhal is the definitive chronicler of Lincolns political career (Kirkus Reviews, starred review).

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[Blumenthal] continues to establish himself as the definitive chronicler of Lincoln's political careeras essential as any political biography is likely to be.Kirkus, Starred Review
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 Blumenthals projected five-volume biography will heighten expectations for the next installment.Booklist, Starred Review
Blumenthal speaks to our own time and, through Lincolns life and work, asks us to consider what price expediency and ego cost democracy. Brilliant, compelling, and memorable.Library Journal, Starred Review

An entertaining, Wolf Hallesque treatment that will please Blumenthals fans and win new ones to this series.Publishers Weekly
"Sidney Blumenthals compelling, original and elegantly written exploration of Abraham Lincolns 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, Blumenthals 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.Michael Beschloss, bestselling author of Presidents of War
Praise for The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln

Magisterial...A vividly written, wide-ranging and often surprising account of the president-to-be. The New York Times Book Review

Wrestling With His Angel 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 sofamously had.John Witt, author of the Lincolns Code, winner of the Bancroft Prize

[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.James McPherson, author of The War that Forged a Nation

Blumenthal illuminates the path Lincoln hewed to greatness.Allen Guelzo, author of Gettysburg, winner of the Lincoln Prize

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.Kai Bird, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer
[Blumenthal] continues to establish himself as the definitive chronicler of Lincoln's political careeras essential as any political biography is likely to be.Kirkus, Starred Review
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 Blumenthals projected five-volume biography will heighten expectations for the next installment.Booklist, Starred Review
Blumenthal speaks to our own time and, through Lincolns life and work, asks us to consider what price expediency and ego cost democracy. Brilliant, compelling, and memorable.Library Journal, Starred Review

An entertaining, Wolf Hallesque treatment that will please Blumenthals fans and win new ones to this series.Publishers Weekly
"Sidney Blumenthals compelling, original and elegantly written exploration of Abraham Lincolns 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, Blumenthals 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.Michael Beschloss, bestselling author of Presidents of War
Praise for The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln

Magisterial...A vividly written, wide-ranging and often surprising account of the president-to-be. The New York Times Book Review

Wrestling With His Angel 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 sofamously had.John Witt, author of the Lincolns Code, winner of the Bancroft Prize

[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.James McPherson, author of The War that Forged a Nation

Blumenthal illuminates the path Lincoln hewed to greatness.Allen Guelzo, author of Gettysburg, winner of the Lincoln Prize

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.Kai Bird, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer

Author Bio

Sidney Blumenthalis the acclaimed author ofA Self-Made Man and Wrestling with His Angel, the first two volumes in his five-volume biography,The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln. He is the former assistant and senior adviser to President Bill Clinton and senior adviser to Hillary Clinton. He has been a national staff reporter forThe Washington Postand Washington editor and writer forThe New Yorker. His books include the bestsellingThe Clinton Wars,The Rise of the Counter-Establishment,andThe Permanent Campaign. Born and raised in Illinois, he lives in Washington, DC.