The most riveting political biography of our time; Robert A. Caro’s life of Lyndon B. Johnson; continues. Master of the Senate takes Johnson’s story through one of its most remarkable periods: his twelve years; from 1949 through 1960; in the United States Senate. Once the most august and revered body in politics; by the time Johnson arrived the Senate had become a parody of itself and an obstacle that for decades had blocked desperately needed liberal legislation. Caro shows how Johnson’s brilliance; charm; and ruthlessness enabled him to become the youngest and most powerful Majority Leader in history and how he used his incomparable legislative genius--seducing both Northern liberals and Southern conservatives--to pass the first Civil Rights legislation since Reconstruction. Brilliantly weaving rich detail into a gripping narrative; Caro gives us both a galvanizing portrait of Johnson himself and a definitive and revelatory study of the workings of legislative power.
#92111 in Books W.W. Norton Co 1997-02-17 1997-02-17Ingredients: Example IngredientsOriginal language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.30 x 1.30 x 7.20l; 2.57 #File Name: 0393968812960 pagesWorld CivilizationHistoryCultureRalph; Phillip Lee
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