This comprehensive four-volume hardcover set offers an in-depth political biography of Lyndon Johnson, showcasing Robert A. Caro's meticulous research and insightful analysis. Caro, a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian known for his exploration of ambition and power dynamics, provides a rich and revealing portrait of Johnson, highlighting his complexities and the political landscape of his time. This work stands as a significant contribution to the understanding of American presidential history.
Robert A. Caro Livres
Robert Caro, ancien reporter d'investigation, crée des œuvres monumentales qui explorent la nature du pouvoir et les personnalités qui l'exercent. Son approche distinctive implique des recherches exhaustives et une analyse pointue, mettant au jour les mécanismes complexes de l'influence politique et sociale. Caro expose sans crainte les aspects les plus sombres de l'ambition et les coûts profonds du pouvoir, offrant aux lecteurs une perspective complexe et souvent sobre sur l'histoire. Son écriture fournit non seulement des portraits détaillés d'individus clés, mais aussi des études durables sur la gouvernance et la condition humaine.
One of the most acclaimed books of our time, winner of both the Pulitzer and the Francis Parkman prizes, The Power Broker tells the hidden story behind the shaping (and mis-shaping) of twentieth-century New York (city and state) and makes public what few have known: that Robert Moses was, for almost half a century, the single most powerful man of our time in New York, the shaper not only of the city's politics but of its physical structure and the problems of urban decline that plague us today.In revealing how Moses did it--how he developed his public authorities into a political machine that was virtually a fourth branch of government, one that could bring to their knees Governors and Mayors (from La Guardia to Lindsay) by mobilizing banks, contractors, labor unions, insurance firms, even the press and the Church, into an irresistible economic force--Robert Caro reveals how power works in all the cities of the United States. Moses built an empire and lived like an emperor. He personally conceived and completed public works costing 27 billion dollars--the greatest builder America (and probably the world) has ever known. Without ever having been elected to office, he dominated the men who were--even his most bitter enemy, Franklin D. Roosevelt, could not control him--until he finally encountered, in Nelson Rockefeller, the only man whose power (and ruthlessness in wielding it) equalled his own.
Working
- 240pages
- 9 heures de lecture
In 'Working', Robert A. Caro offers a captivating account of his life as a writer, describing the sometimes staggering lengths to which he and his wife Ina have gone in order to produce his books and offering priceless insights into the art and craft of non-fiction writing
Traces young Lyndon Johnson's rise from Texas poverty to political power, illuminating his political relationships
Master of the Senate: The Years of Lyndon Johnson III
- 1232pages
- 44 heures de lecture
Describes the future president's career in the U.S. Senate, from breaking the southern control of Capitol Hill to passing the first civil rights legislation since Reconstruction.
The second volume of Robert A. Caro's biography of Lyndon Johnson, which chronicles his service in World War II and examines the controversy surrounding his win in the 1948 Texas Democratic senatorial primary by eighty-seven votes