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"A superb book chronicling a relatively unknown but critical time in the life of Lyndon Johnson, the years 1941 to 1948. Mr. Caro thoroughly details Johnson's congressional term during the Roosevelt and Truman administrations, his questionable war record, and the legendary 1948 Texas Democratic Senate primary, won by Mr. Johnson by 87 votes out of nearly a million cast. In his meticulous research, Mr. Caro resolves the forty years of rumor and uncertainty surrounding this election. He also details what he calls the "light and dark" sides of Johnson's character. He presents a man who fought against all obstacles to almost single-handedly bring the people of his backwards district into the Twentieth Century, but who also secretly betrayed his mentor, the great Sam Rayburn, and who used almost every means available, legal or otherwise, to obtain the power that he craved. A very complex man. Mr. Caro also reintroduces a now-forgotten hero and Son of Texas, Coke Stevenson, the man Johnson defeated in the Senate race. I cannot praise this book highly enough, and look forward to the next volume in the series."
H. F. Merritt, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Political/social rights fight
Yes
job/profession:
- politician
Job/profession/poverty story
Yes
Ethnic/regional/gender
Yes
Politician story?
- Politician trying to avoid reform
Subject of Biography
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- politician/elected ruler
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric/Mental
Yes
Eccentric:
- obsessed
Biography of famous person?
Yes
Ethnicity
- White
Nationality
- American (!)
How sensitive is this person?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other people
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Texas
- Northeast
Asia/Pacific
Yes
Asian country:
- Pacific Islands
Century:
- 1930's-1950's
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Book makes you feel?
- thoughtful
Writer's slant towards subject:
- neutral
Story of entire life, or part?
- story of set of events during life
How much dialogue in bio?
- little dialog
A LOT of info about personal vices?
Yes
How much of bio focuses on most famous period of life?
- 0-25% of book
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