- Biography, Elections, Elections, 1948, History
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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Earnest, grave, classical in form and meticulous.
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- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
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About the book
- Author
- Robert A. Caro
- First published
- 1990
- Pages
- 506
- Publisher
- Books on Tape, Inc., Bodley Head., Books On Tape
- Editions
- 18
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780099889700
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“ON JUNE 28, 1941, Lyndon Johnson seemed to have victory-yet another victory-in his grasp.”
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