The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York
Best standalone introduction to Caro's central subject: the acquisition and use of political power.
Author guide
Robert A. Caro Books in Order
Robert A. Caro is an American journalist, historian, and biographer. After working as an investigative reporter for Newsday, he wrote The Power Broker, a Pulitzer Prize-winning biography of Robert Moses. He then began The Years of Lyndon Johnson, a projected five-volume biography of the president, of which four volumes have been published. His memoir Working describes his methods and experiences as a researcher and writer.
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The Years of Lyndon Johnson: The Path to Power
The recommended entry point to The Years of Lyndon Johnson, beginning the biography chronologically.
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Books by series
biography · ongoing
The Years of Lyndon Johnson
Robert A. Caro's multivolume political biography of Lyndon B. Johnson, tracing his life from childhood through his presidential years.
- 1 The Years of Lyndon Johnson: The Path to PowerAmazon ↗
Book 1 · biography · 1982
- 2
The Years of Lyndon Johnson: Means of AscentAmazon ↗Book 2 · biography · 1990
- 3
The Years of Lyndon Johnson: Master of the SenateAmazon ↗Book 3 · biography · 2002
- 4
The Years of Lyndon Johnson: The Passage of PowerAmazon ↗Book 4 · biography · 2012
Outside the series
