First published 2002
Pulitzer-winning biographer Robert A. Caro chronicles Lyndon B. Johnson's relentless rise to power as he navigates the backroom deals and political machinations of the U.S. Senate. In a nation divided, Johnson maneuvers his way to the pinnacle of legislative influence, wielding an iron fist to unite his party, silence his rivals, and forever transform the world's greatest deliberative body. This sweeping portrait lays bare the inner workings of American democracy and the price of ambition.
Genres: biography, political-science, united-states, american-history
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: political-machinations, power-struggle
Setting: United States
Period: 1945-1953, 1953-1961, 1945-1989, 1933-1945
1172 pages · Hardcover · Knopf