- Hardcover: 864 pages
- Publisher: The Harvill Press; First Edition edition (7 Feb 1983)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0002170620
- ISBN-13: 978-0002170628
- Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 17 x 5.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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- #19 in Books > Biography > Political > United States > Johnson, Lyndon
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I bought this book as a result of an article in the "Times" a few years ago in which it said that this was a masterpiece of biography. It has laid unread for four years as the subject didn't really grab me. I have now read it and can truly endorse what others have said. A fascinating biography, this first part of a four part series charts the family background of Johnson and follows its subject up to the death of FDR in 1947. A monster of a man, extremely unlikeable, yet this is a compelling read. Caro paints a faschinating picture of a man of little if no principles, driven by a need to control those about him and achieve power and yet still achieving great things for the desparately poor people of the Texan Hill Country from which he sprang. I cannot recommend this book highly enough, even if you have no interest in US politics, read it!
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Robert Caro is one of those gifted writers whose books you simply cannot put down. This is an outstanding book on a fascinating subject. Having read many presidential biographies I believe this (and the others in the series) will not just be the definitive biography of LBJ but the definitive presidential biography.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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I suppose very few people are interested in Lyndon Johnson these days, and why not? he passed out of history 40 years ago.
But if you have any interest in the United States this book is an absolute must. Caro writes with the wonderful fluency of a journaalist and tells the story, not just of Johnson, but of America in the 20th century. The story goes from the Comanche raids in Texas to the moon landings, taking in Civil Rights, which Johnson delivered where Kennedy could't, and Vietnam.
I've read all 3 volumes and can't wait for the final one on his Presidency. Fabulous, fabulous narrative writing.
But if you have any interest in the United States this book is an absolute must. Caro writes with the wonderful fluency of a journaalist and tells the story, not just of Johnson, but of America in the 20th century. The story goes from the Comanche raids in Texas to the moon landings, taking in Civil Rights, which Johnson delivered where Kennedy could't, and Vietnam.
I've read all 3 volumes and can't wait for the final one on his Presidency. Fabulous, fabulous narrative writing.
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