![]() National Book Critics Circle Award in Biography Master of the Senate carries Johnsons story through his twelve remarkable years in the Senate. Caro makes us witness to a momentous turning point in American politics the tragic last stand of the old politics versus the new politics of issue versus the politics of image, mass manipulation, money and electronic dazzle. The explosive heart of the book is Caros revelation of the true story of the fiercely contested 1948 senatorial election, which Johnson had to win or face certain political death, and which he did win-by 87 votes that changed history. National Book Critics Circle Award in Nonfiction Means of Ascent follows Johnson through his service in World War II to the foundation of his long-concealed fortune and the facts behind the myth he created about it. ![]() Chronicling the startling early emergence of Johnsons political genius, it follows him from his Texas boyhood through the years of the Depression in the Texas Hill Country to the triumph of his congressional debut in New Deal Washington, to his heartbreaking defeat in his first race for the Senate, and his attainment, nonetheless of the national power for which he hungered. The Path to Power reveals the genesis of the almost superhuman drive, energy, and urge to power that set LBJ apart. ![]()
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