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Means of Ascent: Volume 2 of The Years of Lyndon Johnson

Robert A. Caro

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.

BiographyBiography · medium confidenceBiography81 signalsLlm Classifier: Biography -> BiographyOpen Library: Biography -> BiographyOpen Library: United states, politics and government, 1933-1953 -> BiographyPolitical BiographyPresidency & Executive Power

Award History

1 wins · 2 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
National Book Critics Circle Award for BiographyMajor1990WinnerSecondary source
Los Angeles Times Book Prize for BiographyMajor1990FinalistSecondary source
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  1. 01 Central figures

    • Lyndon Johnson92%

  2. 02 Central places

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    • Texas70%

  3. 03 Suggested argument

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  4. 04 Reading orientation

    55 / 100 academic

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Confidence percentages are the model's own estimates. Profile confidence: 78%.