This comprehensive four-volume hardcover set offers an in-depth political biography of Lyndon Johnson, showcasing Robert A. Caro's meticulous research and insightful analysis. Caro, a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian known for his exploration of ambition and power dynamics, provides a rich and revealing portrait of Johnson, highlighting his complexities and the political landscape of his time. This work stands as a significant contribution to the understanding of American presidential history.
Robert A. Caro Knihy
Robert Caro, bývalý investigatívny reportér, sa vo svojej tvorbe zameriava na hĺbkové skúmanie moci a jej protagonistov. Jeho majstrovstvo spočíva v neúnavnom zbere informácií a prenikavej analýze, ktorá odhaľuje zložité mechanizmy politického a spoločenského vplyvu. Caro sa nebojí poukázať na temné stránky ambícií a cenu, ktorú si moc vyberá, čím čitateľom ponúka komplexný a často znepokojujúci pohľad na ľudské dejiny. Jeho diela predstavujú nielen detailné portréty kľúčových postáv, ale aj nadčasové štúdie o povahe vlády a ľudskej povahy.
The Power Broker, a Pulitzer Prize-winning biography by Robert Caro, explores Robert Moses' extraordinary rise to power in 20th-century New York. It reveals his impact on the city's landscape, his complex relationships with political figures, and how he wielded immense influence without ever being elected. A profound examination of power and its consequences.
The power broker : Robert Moses and the fall of New York
- 1312 stránok
- 46 hodin čítania
The Power Broker by Robert A. Caro is 'simply one of the best non-fiction books in English of the last forty years' (Dominic Sandbrook, Sunday Times): a riveting and timeless account of power, politics and the city of New York by 'the greatest political biographer of our times' (Sunday Times); chosen by Time magazine as one of the 100 Best Non-Fiction Books of All Time and by the Modern Library as one of the 100 Greatest Books of the Twentieth Century; Winner of the Pulitzer Prize; a Sunday Times Bestseller; 'An outright masterpiece' (Evening Standard) The Power Broker tells the story of Robert Moses, the single most powerful man in New York for almost half a century and the greatest builder America (and probably the world) has ever known. Without ever once being elected to office, he created for himself a position of supreme and untouchable authority, allowing him to utterly reshape the city of New York, turning it into the city we know today, while at the same time blighting the lives of millions and remaining accountable to no one. First published in the USA in 1974, this monumental classic was a Sunday Times bestseller when published in the UK in 2015 and is now widely acknowledged to be one of the greatest books of its kind.
Working
- 240 stránok
- 9 hodin čítania
In 'Working', Robert A. Caro offers a captivating account of his life as a writer, describing the sometimes staggering lengths to which he and his wife Ina have gone in order to produce his books and offering priceless insights into the art and craft of non-fiction writing
Traces young Lyndon Johnson's rise from Texas poverty to political power, illuminating his political relationships
Master of the Senate: The Years of Lyndon Johnson III
- 1232 stránok
- 44 hodin čítania
Describes the future president's career in the U.S. Senate, from breaking the southern control of Capitol Hill to passing the first civil rights legislation since Reconstruction.
The second volume of Robert A. Caro's biography of Lyndon Johnson, which chronicles his service in World War II and examines the controversy surrounding his win in the 1948 Texas Democratic senatorial primary by eighty-seven votes
