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Means of Ascent

Means of Ascent: The Years of Lyndon Johnson II | Robert A. Caro

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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. From the Trade Paperback edition.

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Means of Ascent: The Years of Lyndon Johnson II | Robert A. Caro

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Means of Ascent: The Years of Lyndon Johnson II | Robert A. Caro

I have been wanting to read Caro's epic biography of Lyndon Johnson for years, but I just couldn't commit to such a lengthy project. I finally decided to start with the second volume on audio. Several reviews have mentioned that Caro catches readers up with the previous volume, so I think I will be okay. If I really love this book, I can always go back. One chapter in, and I am really loving it. I hope the next 21 hours are as enjoyable.

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Means of Ascent: The Years of Lyndon Johnson II | Robert A. Caro

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This second volume of Caro's study of Lyndon Johnson is a fascinating study of Johnson's lowest moments as a member of congress to victory and ascension to Senate. Frank Hamer and Coke Stephenson are all points for future reading. The book ends with a tease to volume 3 titled Master of the Senate.

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Means of Ascent: The Years of Lyndon Johnson II | Robert A. Caro

The more I read about Lyndon Johnson the more surprised I become at his rise to power. His political career up to this point can be largely summarized by the highlighted text in this chapter.