Robert A. Caro's life of Lyndon Johnson; which began with the greatly acclaimed The Path to Power; also winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award; continues -- one of the richest; most intensive and most revealing examinations ever undertaken of an American President. In Means of Ascent the Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer/historian; chronicler also of Robert Moses in The Power Broker; carries Johnson through his service in World War II and the foundation of his long-concealed fortune and the facts behind the myths he created about it. But the explosive heart of the book is Caro's revelation of the true story of the fiercely contested 1948 senatorial election; for forty years shrouded in rumor; which Johnson had to win or face certain political death; and which he did win -- by "the 87 votes that changed history." Caro makes us witness to a momentous turning point in American politics: the tragic last stand of the old politics versus the new -- the politics of issue versus the politics of image; mass manipulation; money and electronic dazzle.
#673081 in Books W.W. Norton Co 2011-01-14Ingredients: Example IngredientsFormat: ColorOriginal language:EnglishPDF # 1 10.90 x .90 x 8.60l; 3.20 #File Name: 0393934837596 pages
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Required for my classBy UnityInDualityThis book was required for my class; well not this edition; the newer edition but I got my professors OK to order one edition older than the class required. That way the book was very very cheap. It's easy to read. The font was OK for me and I'm over 40. It did the trick.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy theresa cusmanoIt's good. I'm enjoying the readings and learning a lot.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Three StarsBy JayI got what I paid for. That's all that matters.
