Lyndon Johnson and the American Dream - Hardcover

Kearns, Doris

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0233968393 ISBN 13: 9780233968391

Publisher: HarperCollins Distribution Services, 1976

Synopsis

Good condition book without dust jacket. Boards have minor wear with small blemishes to cloth. Book has clean and bright contents.

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Review:

"The most penetrating, fascinating political biography I have ever read . . . No other President has had a biographer who had such access to his private thoughts."--"The New York Times"
"Magnificent, brilliant, illuminating . . . A profound analysis of both the private and the public man."--"Miami Herald"
"Kearns has made Lyndon Johnson so whole, so understandable that the impact of the book is difficult to describe. It might have been called 'The Tragedy of Lyndon Johnson, ' for he comes to seem nothing so much as a figure out of Greek tragedy."--"Houston Chronicle"
"Johnson's every word and deed is measured in an attempt to understand one of the most powerful yet tragic of American Presidents."--"Chicago Tribune"
"A fine and shrewd book . . . Extraordinary . . . Poignant . . . The best [biography of LBJ] we have to date."--"Boston Globe"
"An extraordinary portrait of a generous, devious, complex, and profoundly manipulative man . . . [Kearns Goodwin] became the custodian not only of LBJ's political lore but of his memories, hopes, and nightmares . . . We have it all laid out for us in this wrenchingly intimate analysis of a man who virtues, like his faults, were on a giant scale."--"Cosmopolitan"
"Absorbing and sympathetic, warts and all."--"The Washington Post"
"A grand and fascinating portrait of a most complicated, haunted, and here appealing man."--"The Village Voice"
"Vivid . . . No other book is likely to offer a sharper, more intimate portrait of Lyndon Johnson in his full psychic undress."--"Newsweek"
"Powerful, first-rate, gratifying . . . [The author] has proven herself worthy of Lyndon Johnson's trust; for by sharing his fears and dreams with us, she has helped us to understand no just one man, but an era, and ultimately ourselves."--"Newsday"

The most penetrating, fascinating political biography I have ever read . . . No other President has had a biographer who had such access to his private thoughts. "The New York Times"

Magnificent, brilliant, illuminating . . . A profound analysis of both the private and the public man. "Miami Herald"

Kearns has made Lyndon Johnson so whole, so understandable that the impact of the book is difficult to describe. It might have been called 'The Tragedy of Lyndon Johnson, ' for he comes to seem nothing so much as a figure out of Greek tragedy. "Houston Chronicle"

Johnson's every word and deed is measured in an attempt to understand one of the most powerful yet tragic of American Presidents. "Chicago Tribune"

A fine and shrewd book . . . Extraordinary . . . Poignant . . . The best [biography of LBJ] we have to date. "Boston Globe"

An extraordinary portrait of a generous, devious, complex, and profoundly manipulative man . . . [Kearns Goodwin] became the custodian not only of LBJ's political lore but of his memories, hopes, and nightmares . . . We have it all laid out for us in this wrenchingly intimate analysis of a man who virtues, like his faults, were on a giant scale. "Cosmopolitan"

Absorbing and sympathetic, warts and all. "The Washington Post"

A grand and fascinating portrait of a most complicated, haunted, and here appealing man. "The Village Voice"

Vivid . . . No other book is likely to offer a sharper, more intimate portrait of Lyndon Johnson in his full psychic undress. "Newsweek"

Powerful, first-rate, gratifying . . . [The author] has proven herself worthy of Lyndon Johnson's trust; for by sharing his fears and dreams with us, she has helped us to understand no just one man, but an era, and ultimately ourselves. "Newsday""

The most penetrating, fascinating political biography I have ever read . . . No other President has had a biographer who had such access to his private thoughts. The New York Times

Magnificent, brilliant, illuminating . . . A profound analysis of both the private and the public man. Miami Herald

Kearns has made Lyndon Johnson so whole, so understandable that the impact of the book is difficult to describe. It might have been called 'The Tragedy of Lyndon Johnson, ' for he comes to seem nothing so much as a figure out of Greek tragedy. Houston Chronicle

Johnson's every word and deed is measured in an attempt to understand one of the most powerful yet tragic of American Presidents. Chicago Tribune

A fine and shrewd book . . . Extraordinary . . . Poignant . . . The best [biography of LBJ] we have to date. Boston Globe

An extraordinary portrait of a generous, devious, complex, and profoundly manipulative man . . . [Kearns Goodwin] became the custodian not only of LBJ's political lore but of his memories, hopes, and nightmares . . . We have it all laid out for us in this wrenchingly intimate analysis of a man who virtues, like his faults, were on a giant scale. Cosmopolitan

Absorbing and sympathetic, warts and all. The Washington Post

A grand and fascinating portrait of a most complicated, haunted, and here appealing man. The Village Voice

Vivid . . . No other book is likely to offer a sharper, more intimate portrait of Lyndon Johnson in his full psychic undress. Newsweek

Powerful, first-rate, gratifying . . . [The author] has proven herself worthy of Lyndon Johnson's trust; for by sharing his fears and dreams with us, she has helped us to understand no just one man, but an era, and ultimately ourselves. Newsday

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-The most penetrating, fascinating political biography I have ever read . . . No other President has had a biographer who had such access to his private thoughts.- --The New York Times

-Magnificent, brilliant, illuminating . . . A profound analysis of both the private and the public man.- --Miami Herald

-Kearns has made Lyndon Johnson so whole, so understandable that the impact of the book is difficult to describe. It might have been called 'The Tragedy of Lyndon Johnson, ' for he comes to seem nothing so much as a figure out of Greek tragedy.- --Houston Chronicle

-Johnson's every word and deed is measured in an attempt to understand one of the most powerful yet tragic of American Presidents.- --Chicago Tribune

-A fine and shrewd book . . . Extraordinary . . . Poignant . . . The best [biography of LBJ] we have to date.- --Boston Globe

-An extraordinary portrait of a generous, devious, complex, and profoundly manipulative man . . . [Kearns Goodwin] became the custodian not only of LBJ's political lore but of his memories, hopes, and nightmares . . . We have it all laid out for us in this wrenchingly intimate analysis of a man who virtues, like his faults, were on a giant scale.- --Cosmopolitan

-Absorbing and sympathetic, warts and all.- --The Washington Post

-A grand and fascinating portrait of a most complicated, haunted, and here appealing man.- --The Village Voice

-Vivid . . . No other book is likely to offer a sharper, more intimate portrait of Lyndon Johnson in his full psychic undress.- --Newsweek

-Powerful, first-rate, gratifying . . . [The author] has proven herself worthy of Lyndon Johnson's trust; for by sharing his fears and dreams with us, she has helped us to understand no just one man, but an era, and ultimately ourselves.- --Newsday

"The most penetrating, fascinating political biography I have ever read . . . No other President has had a biographer who had such access to his private thoughts." --The New York Times

"Magnificent, brilliant, illuminating . . . A profound analysis of both the private and the public man." --Miami Herald

"Kearns has made Lyndon Johnson so whole, so understandable that the impact of the book is difficult to describe. It might have been called 'The Tragedy of Lyndon Johnson, ' for he comes to seem nothing so much as a figure out of Greek tragedy." --Houston Chronicle

"Johnson's every word and deed is measured in an attempt to understand one of the most powerful yet tragic of American Presidents." --Chicago Tribune

"A fine and shrewd book . . . Extraordinary . . . Poignant . . . The best [biography of LBJ] we have to date." --Boston Globe

"An extraordinary portrait of a generous, devious, complex, and profoundly manipulative man . . . [Kearns Goodwin] became the custodian not only of LBJ's political lore but of his memories, hopes, and nightmares . . . We have it all laid out for us in this wrenchingly intimate analysis of a man who virtues, like his faults, were on a giant scale." --Cosmopolitan

"Absorbing and sympathetic, warts and all." --The Washington Post

"A grand and fascinating portrait of a most complicated, haunted, and here appealing man." --The Village Voice

"Vivid . . . No other book is likely to offer a sharper, more intimate portrait of Lyndon Johnson in his full psychic undress." --Newsweek

"Powerful, first-rate, gratifying . . . [The author] has proven herself worthy of Lyndon Johnson's trust; for by sharing his fears and dreams with us, she has helped us to understand no just one man, but an era, and ultimately ourselves." --Newsday

About the Author:

Doris Kearns Goodwin, the celebrated historian who is also the author of The Fitzgeralds and the Kennedys and other bestsellers, has written a new foreword for this edition of Lyndon Johnson and the American Dream. She lives in Concord, Massachusetts, with her husband and their three sons.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins Distribution Services
• Publication date: 1976
• ISBN 10: 0233968393
• ISBN 13: 9780233968391
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 432