First published 1990
It's 1948 and Lyndon Johnson is fighting for his political life. Desperate to win a seat in the U.S. Senate, he'll stop at nothing - ballot-box stuffing, intimidation, even murder. As the vote count seesaws, Johnson's team embarks on a daring gambit that could secure the election...or destroy his career. In this gripping true story, master biographer Robert Caro pulls back the curtain on the dark underbelly of American democracy, where power is the ultimate prize.
Genres: biography, 20th-century, political-thriller, american-history
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: deception, enemies-to-lovers
Setting: Texas, United States
Period: 1865-1950, 1933-1953, 20th Century
Hardcover · Bodley Head (London)