This is the story of the rise to national power of a desperately poor young man from the Texas Hill Country. The Path to Power reveals in extraordinary detail the genesis of the almost superhuman drive; energy; and ambition that set LBJ apart. It follows him from the Hill Country to New Deal Washington; from his boyhood through the years of the Depression to his debut as Congressman; his heartbreaking defeat in his first race for the Senate; and his attainment; nonetheless; at age 31; of the national power for which he hungered. In this book; we are brought as close as we have ever been to a true perception of political genius and the American political process.Means of Ascent; Book Two of The Years of Lyndon Johnson; was a number one national best seller and; like The Path to Power; received the National Book Critics Circle Award.
#493092 in Books House of Collectibles 1998-05-19 1998-05-19Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 10.85 x .94 x 8.40l; #File Name: 0676600522356 pages
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