Master of the Senate Vol. 3 : The Years of Lyndon Johnson
Robert A. Caro Author
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Master of the Senate Vol. 3 : The Years of Lyndon Johnson
English
Series: Vintage Ser.
Volume: Vol. 3
ISBN: 0394720954
EAN: 9780394720951
Category: Biography & Autobiography / Presidents & Heads Of State/Biography & Autobiography / Political/
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Release Date: 04/30/2003
Synopsis: The most riveting political biography of our time, Robert A. Caros life of Lyndon B. Johnson, continues. Master of the Senate takes Johnsons 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 Johnsons 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.
Awards: American Library Association Notable Books – null Library Journal Best Books of the Year – null Los Angeles Times Book Prizes – null National Book Awards – null National Book Critics Circle Awards – null Publishers Weekly Best Books of the Year – null Pulitzer Prize – null
Master of the Senate Vol. 3 : The Years of Lyndon Johnson
Illustrated: Yes
Format: Paperback
Height: 1.81 inches
Width: 6.0 inches
Length: 9.13 inches
Weight: 47.8 oz
Pages: 1232
