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Robert Caro's fifth volume on Lyndon Johnson, one of the book world's most long-awaited publications, is unlikely to be delayed by the death of his longtime editor, publishing luminary Robert ...
The Years of Lyndon Johnson is a biography of Lyndon B. Johnson by the American writer Robert Caro. Four volumes have been published, running to more than 3,000 pages in total, detailing Johnson's early life, education, and political career. A fifth volume is expected to deal with the bulk of Johnson's presidency and post-presidential years.
Robert Allan Caro (born October 30, 1935) is an American journalist and author known for his biographies of United States political figures Robert Moses and Lyndon Johnson. After working for many years as a reporter, Caro wrote The Power Broker (1974), a biography of New York urban planner Robert Moses, which was chosen by the Modern Library as ...
The pair, both in their late 80s, had worked together for five decades, starting with Caro's biography of Robert Moses, The Power Broker, and continuing through Caro's first four volumes about Lyndon B. Johnson. Its story is focused on the interplay between writer and editor as they work to finish the fifth book rather than a history of their ...
TIME caught up with the famed biographer as he prepares to release his final book on the 36th president of the United States.
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"In 'Working,' Robert A. Caro Gives Us a Brief Look at the Process of Writing His Epic Books". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Thomas, Evan (May 17, 2019). "Biographer Robert Caro on his own life's work". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Vick, Karl (April 4, 2019). "Biographer Robert Caro Pauses as He Prepares His Final Lyndon B. Johnson ...
Cover of Master of the Senate. Master of the Senate is a book that deals with the Senatorial career of Lyndon B. Johnson by the American writer Robert Caro.. In Master of the Senate, Caro chronicles Johnson's rapid ascent in the United States Congress, particularly focusing on his tenure from 1949 to 1960 as Senate majority leader with the aim to show "how legislative power works in America". [1]