Means of Ascent (The Years of Lyndon Johnson, Volume 2)

Book info: Means of Ascent (The Years of Lyndon Johnson, Volume 2) (Hardcover, – Books on Tape, Inc., 1990) – Books on Tape, Inc., 1990. Language: Eng.

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MEANS OF ASCENT is the second book in the LBJ trilogy. It carries Johnson from his 1941 Senate defeat through WW II and on to the securing of his fortunes, both economic and political. Caro tells this story with an eye for detail. He focuses not only on Johnson, but on Johnson's "unbeatable" opponent, former Texas Governor Coke Stevenson. As the political duel between the two men quickens, it moves with all the drama of the perfect Western. Caro has us witness a momentous turning point in American politics: the tragic last stand of politics of issue versus politics of image. "One of the most important political biographies of our time...the picture of a man on his way up, regardless." (B-O-T Editorial Review Board)