Non-Fiction

I read somewhere that the original MS for "The Power Broker" was about 1/3 longer (1 M words vs 750 k) and Caro was pushed to trim it by the publisher. I can't help but wonder what I missed in those other 250,000 words.

I remember seeing the announcement that "Master of the Senate" had won a Pulitzer. I have never rooted for a sports team, but I knew then how a fan would feel to see "his" team had won the championship. I just felt it would be a travesty if Caro hadn't won a Pulitzer, but I thought the 2nd volume deserved it as much as the 3rd.

I didn't realize he's 76 yrs old, and supposedly working on a 5th volume. That leaves me a little worried.