This is the story of the rise to national power of a desperately poor young man from the Texas Hill Country, and the first volume in Robert Caro's The Years of Lyndon Johnson, hailed as `the greatest biography of our era'.
De jaren van Lyndon Johnson Reeks
Deze monumentale biografische saga duikt in het leven en de carrière van een van Amerika's meest invloedrijke presidenten. Het traceert nauwgezet zijn ongelooflijke reis van bescheiden begin in Texas tot de gangen van immense politieke macht in Washington. De serie onderzoekt de bijna bovenmenselijke drive, ambitie en politieke scherpzinnigheid die zijn opkomst definieerden. Het biedt een diepgaand portret van een figuur wiens impact de natie diepgaand heeft gevormd.
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Traces young Lyndon Johnson's rise from Texas poverty to political power, illuminating his political relationships
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Caro's remarkable four-part biography of Lyndon Johnson In Means of Ascent, the Pulitzer award-wining historian carries Johnson through his service in World War II and the foundation and the myths of his long-concealed fortune.
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The second volume of Robert A. Caro's biography of Lyndon Johnson, which chronicles his service in World War II and examines the controversy surrounding his win in the 1948 Texas Democratic senatorial primary by eighty-seven votes
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Master of the Senate: The Years of Lyndon Johnson III
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Describes the future president's career in the U.S. Senate, from breaking the southern control of Capitol Hill to passing the first civil rights legislation since Reconstruction.
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The most riveting political biography of our time and winner of countless awards including the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award and the National Critics Circle Award for Biography, this is the third volume in Robert Caro's magisterial biography of Lyndon Johnson.
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Focusing on Lyndon Johnson's pivotal Senate years from 1949 to 1960, this book reveals the intricacies of legislative power and the inner workings of the Senate. It highlights Johnson's unparalleled ability to navigate and dominate the Senate, showcasing his strategic prowess and political acumen that set the stage for his eventual rise to the presidency. The narrative provides deep insights into the mechanisms of American governance during a transformative era.
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Hailed as 'the greatest biography of our era' (The Times) this is the fourth part of Robert Caro's monumental work on American President Lyndon Johnson. His battle with the Kennedy brothers over the 1960 Democratic nomination for president was a bitter one, and the ensuing years of Johnson's vice-presidency were marked with humiliation.
