Traces young Lyndon Johnson's rise from Texas poverty to political power, illuminating his political relationships
Éra Lyndona Johnsona Série
Tato rozsáhlá biografická sága se ponořuje do života a kariéry jednoho z nejvlivnějších amerických prezidentů. Sleduje jeho neuvěřitelnou cestu od skromných začátků v Texasu až po vrcholy politické moci ve Washingtonu. Série zkoumá jeho ambice, energii a politické manévry, které formovaly moderní Ameriku. Je to detailní portrét muže, jehož vliv dalece přesáhl jeho funkční období.
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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
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Hailed as 'the greatest biography of our era' (The Times) this is the fourth part of Robert Caro's monumental work on American President Lyndon Johnson. His battle with the Kennedy brothers over the 1960 Democratic nomination for president was a bitter one, and the ensuing years of Johnson's vice-presidency were marked with humiliation.