Team of rivals: the political genius of Abraham Lincoln

Part 1. The rivals. Four men waiting ; The "longing to rise" ; The lure of politics ; "Plunder & conquest" ; The turbulent fifties ; The gathering storm ; Countdown to the nomination ; Showdown in Chicago ; "A man knows his own name" ; "An intensified crossword puzzle" ; "I am now public property"

Part 2. Master among men. "Mystic chords of memory": Spring 1861 ; "The ball has opened": Summer 1861 ; "I do not intend to be sacrificed": Fall 1861 ; "My boy is gone": Winter 1862 ; "He was simply out-generaled": Spring 1862 ; "We are in the depths": Summer 1862 ; "My word is out": Fall 1862 ; "Fire in the rear": Winter-Spring 1863 ; "The tycoon is in fine whack": Summer 1863 ; "I feel trouble in the air": Summer-Fall 1863 ; "Still in wild water": Fall 1863 ; "There's a man in it!": Winter-Spring 1864 ; "Atlanta is ours": Summer-Fall 1864 ; "A sacred effort": Winter 1864-1865 ; The final weeks: Spring 1865.

pt. 1. The rivals.

Four men waiting

The "longing to rise"

The lure of politics

"Plunder & conquest"

The turbulent fifties

The gathering storm

Countdown to the nomination

Showdown in Chicago

"A man knows his own name"

"An intensified crossword puzzle"

"I am now public property"

pt. 2. Master among men.

"Mystic chords of memory" : Spring 1861

"The ball has opened" : Summer 1861

"I do not intend to be sacrificed" : Fall 1861

"My boy is gone" : Winter 1862

"He was simply out-generaled" : Spring 1862

"We are in the depths" : Summer 1862

"My word is out" : Fall 1862

"Fire in the rear" : Winter-Spring 1863

"The tycoon is in fine whack" : Summer 1863

"I feel trouble in the air" : Summer-Fall 1863

"Still in wild water" : Fall 1863

"There's a man in it!" : Winter-Spring 1864

"Atlanta is ours" : Summer-Fall 1864

"A sacred effort" : Winter 1864-1865

The final weeks : Spring 1865.