Day 7 of 20series20days
Not a conventional pick, but my list wouldn‘t be complete without it. This history series blew me away. I started with book 3 about Lyndon Johnson‘s Senate years and got sucked in. Robert Caro is a meticulous historian. He spent years researching primary sources and obtaining first hand accounts for each book. He then put it together in an incredibly readable manner. A fascinating subject and a fascinating read.
@Andrew65
pickI had to download three separate files for this entire book - a total of 56 hours! I loved this volume in the epic biography of Lyndon B Johnson. Caro doesn‘t just follow LBJ‘s path, he gives a history of the senate. Caro is expert at giving not only the actions of his subject, but the complete context of his actions - historical, psychological, social, and political. I am taking a break before starting the next volume, but I look forward to it!
Robert Caro is hands down my favorite historian and his LBJ series is incredible.
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This book is an examination of the particular type of power that Lyndon Johnson wielded in the Senate. In an America that has been focused for most of the two centuries of its existence on executive, or presidential power, legislative power, very different, is very little understood.
I'm about half way through the four (soon to be five) book series by Caro on Lyndon Johnson. There are so many great and interesting stories in here from the early 20th century that go far beyond the title subject... that being said I'll still do a selfie post with him from the LBJ library :)
Master of the Senate: The Years of Lyndon Johnson III | 
