The politician : the life and times of Lyndon Johnson : the drive for power, from the frontier to master of the Senate
Title:
The politician : the life and times of Lyndon Johnson : the drive for power, from the frontier to master of the Senate
Author:
Dugger, Ronnie, author.
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
New York : Norton, [1982]
©1982
Physical Description:
514 pages, 46 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Summary:
Traces the life of Johnson and examines such contradictory actions as his use of politics to attain wealth for himself as well as social reforms for the poor.
Language:
English
Contents:
Origins of American bellicosity in Johnson's southwest -- Populism and compromise in Johnson's family -- Hell-Raising and wandering -- The politician emerges -- The heritage in action -- Moving into position -- Fast shadow in a power plant -- Defeat, and then the war -- Turning the golden key -- Oscillations idealism reaction -- Victory by theft -- Darting to the top -- In the wider view.
ISBN:
9780393015980
Format :
Book
