Lone Star Rising by Robert Dallek
In Lone Star Rising, Robert Dallek offers a brilliant, definitive portrait of a great American politician. Based on seven years of research in over 450 manuscript collections and oral histories, as well as numerous personal interviews, this first of a two-volume biography follows Johnson's life from his childhood to his election as vice-president under Kennedy.
`A triumphant portrait..It should stand for years to come as the most rounded portrait we have of this compelling, formidable, flawed giant.' Doris Kearns Goodwin
'This volume takes us up to his selection as vice-president and is awesomely detailed.' Sunday Times
'This volume takes us up to his selection as vice-president and is awesomely detailed.' Sunday Times
Robert Dallek is Professor Emeritus of History at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is the author of several books, including Franklin D. Roosevelt and American Foreign Policy, for which he won a Babcroft Prize and was nominated for an American Book Award.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780195079043 |
| ISBN 10 | 0195079043 |
| Title | Lone Star Rising |
| Author | Robert Dallek |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Year published | 1994-03-31 |
| Number of pages | 736 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |