Means of Ascent
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Means of Ascent is the second volume in Robert A. Caro’s acclaimed biographical series on Lyndon B. Johnson, focusing on Johnson’s controversial 1948 U.S. Senate campaign and its broader implications for his rise to power.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Means of Ascent canonical | 5 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
biography
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book ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ |
| author | Robert A. Caro ⓘ |
| award | National Book Critics Circle Award for Biography (finalist) ⓘ |
| chronicles | Lyndon B. Johnson's rise to national political power ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| coversEvent | 1948 Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Texas ⓘ |
| coversTheme |
electioneering
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electoral fraud allegations ⓘ political corruption ⓘ political power ⓘ use of money in politics ⓘ |
| criticalReception | acclaimed ⓘ |
| genre |
historical biography
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political biography ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 978-0-394-52835-2 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainFocus |
1948 United States Senate election in Texas
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Lyndon B. Johnson's 1948 U.S. Senate campaign ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed archival research
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in-depth interviews ⓘ portrayal of Johnson's political methods ⓘ |
| notablePersonDescribed |
Coke R. Stevenson
NERFINISHED
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Lyndon B. Johnson ⓘ |
| pageCount | ≈ 500 ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | The Years of Lyndon Johnson ⓘ |
| prequel | The Path to Power ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1990 ⓘ |
| publisher | Alfred A. Knopf ⓘ |
| sequel | Master of the Senate ⓘ |
| seriesPosition | second volume ⓘ |
| seriesTotalVolumes | 4 ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| setInPlace | Texas ⓘ |
| subject | Lyndon B. Johnson ⓘ |
| timeSpanCovered | primarily 1941–1948 ⓘ |
| volumeNumber | 2 ⓘ |
| workInSeriesChronology | follows Johnson's early career and precedes his Senate leadership years ⓘ |
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