![]() ![]() Johnson, but there will never be another Robert A. It's true that there will never be another Lyndon B. The series is a masterpiece, unlike any other work of American history published in the past. Caro's portrayal of the president is as scrupulously fair as it is passionate and deeply felt. ![]() Most impressively, Caro comes closer than any other historian could to explaining the famously complex LBJ. There's not a wasted word, not a needless anecdote. Caro's chronicle is as absorbing as a political thriller. Although the amount of research Caro has done for these books is staggering, it's his immense talent as a writer that has made his biography of Johnson one of America's most amazing literary achievements. "By writing the best presidential biography the country has ever seen, Caro has forever changed the way we think, and read, American history. ![]() President Bill Clinton, The New York Times Book Review (front cover) With this fascinating and meticulous account Robert Caro has once again done America a great service." In sparking detail, Caro shows Johnson's genius for getting to people-friends, foes, and everyone in between-and how he used it to achieve his goals. ![]()
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