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dixiegrrrrl

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8. About reading those other books

Reply to ramapo (Reply #7)

Mon Jun 18, 2012, 05:57 PM

Jun 2012

Remember Johnson was from Texas, same place as the rise of lots of political folks, AND of Brown and Root
and Halliburton.
Won't give you any spoilers, but the first 2 books have LOTS of intertwined history.
How Johnson stole some elections is one revelation.
Sometimes I have to speed up my reading rate on books like Caro's, just to get thru them.

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Anyone read the Robert Caro series on LBJ? [View all] dixiegrrrrl Apr 2012 OP

Utterly awesome !! I have been wondering if/when the 4th vol. would be out ! eppur_se_muova Apr 2012 #1

He also wrote about Robert Moses of New York. dixiegrrrrl Apr 2012 #2

Read it. :^) (No spoilers) eppur_se_muova Apr 2012 #3

Yeah, that is why people were worried about this latest book coming out. dixiegrrrrl Apr 2012 #5

According to his Wikipedia bio -- which is an interesting read in itself. nt eppur_se_muova Apr 2012 #6

Passage of Power: The Year of Lyndon Johnson can be pre-ordered at Powell's eppur_se_muova Apr 2012 #4

Working on It ramapo Jun 2012 #7

About reading those other books dixiegrrrrl Jun 2012 #8

I did have a problem with Means of Ascent Fortinbras Armstrong Jun 2012 #9

Caro admits his dislike for Johnson in the 2 early books dixiegrrrrl Jun 2012 #10

Working on Path to Power ramapo Aug 2012 #11

Fascinating books SpearthrowerOwl Mar 2013 #12

It was interesting that Caro disliked Johnson in the beginning dixiegrrrrl Mar 2013 #13

Caro's changing opinion SpearthrowerOwl Mar 2013 #14