The Passage of Power by Robert A Caro

The Passage of Power by Robert A Caro

The fourth volume of Robert Caro's monumental work on American President Lyndon Johnson spans the years 1958 to 1964, arguably the most crucial years in the life of Johnson and pivotal years for American history. This era saw some of the most frustrating moments of Johnson's career, but also some of his most triumphant.

Monumental.. For many politicians it is the finest book on politics... Magnificent...the tension between the fraud and ruthlessness that repulsed political liberals and the reaction of voters to whom he delivered, make Caro's book the ultimate political story -- Daniel Finklestein * The Times *
This extraordinary work will remain essential reading for decades to come -- Richard Lambert * Financial Times *
A true story of huge personalities, bloody assassinations, loves, hatreds and betrayals (and the Kennedy family) that renders it by turns gripping, sensational and immensely depressing... A white-knuckle rollercoaster ride... Magisterial -- Andrew Roberts * Telegraph *
A work of pure genius -- Steve Akehurst * Huffington Post UK *
A work of greatness, of such acute observation of politics that its insights are applicable far beyond [its] time and place * Independent *

Robert A. Caro has been described as ‘the greatest political biographer of our times’ (Sunday Times) and ‘a world authority on the nature of power and how to use it’ (Guardian). Born and raised in New York City, he graduated from Princeton University, later became a Nieman Fellow at Harvard University, and was an investigative reporter for Newsday for six years.

His first book, The Power Broker, won the Pulitzer Prize in biography and the Frances Parkman Prize of the Society of American Historians. His subsequent books comprise a multi-volume work, The Years of Lyndon Johnson, 'regarded by many as the greatest political biography of the modern era' (The Times). Over the course of four volumes, he has become one of the most lauded writers of his generation, winning three National Book Critics Circle Awards, the National Book Award and a further Pulitzer Prize. He is currently at work on the fifth and final volume.

In addition, Robert Caro has also been awarded virtually every other major literary honour, including the Gold Medal in Biography from the National Academy of Arts and Letters and the National Humanities Medal, awarded by President Barack Obama, the highest award in the humanities given in the United States. He lives in New York City with his wife, Ina, an historian and writer.

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ISBN 13	9781847922175
ISBN 10	1847922171
Title	The Passage of Power
Author	Robert A Caro
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Vintage Publishing
Year published	2012-06-14
Number of pages	736
Prizes	Winner of New York Historical Society Book Prize 2013 (United States), Short-listed for National Book Critics Circle Biography Award 2013 (United States)
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