Lbj: A Life - Softcover

Unger, Irwin; Unger, Debi

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0471395226 ISBN 13: 9780471395225

Publisher: Jossey Bass, 2001

Synopsis

"A careful, comprehensive portrait of a complex figure, a man both eminently practical and deeply principled, who looms large over the middle of our century." Kirkus Reviews In LBJ: A Life, Pulitzer prize-winning authors Irwin Unger and Debi Unger provide a vivid portrait of the life of Lyndon B. Johnson, from his humble origins to his rise to America's highest office. The book explores the political and personal influences that made Johnson such an unpredictable, charismatic, and difficult person, depicting his life as a constant tension between political expediency and a deeply felt moral obligation to build the American "Great Society." From the hard scrabble life of the Texas hill country to the colorful Lone Star elections that provided an entree into national politics, to power politics in Washington, this highly readable biography traces the life, influences, and motivations of the man who occupied the Oval Office during one of the nation's most tumultuous periods.

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Review:

"...recommended to anyone interested in the life and extraordinary career of the driven, tormented, dynamic and complex man who would probably have become one of the greatest US presidents ever were it not for Vietnam..." -- Irish Times (Dublin), 30 November 2002

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Critical Praise for Irwin Unger

"A careful, comprehensive portrait of a complex figure, a man both eminently practical and deeply principled, who looms large over the middle of our century."-Kirkus Reviews

"Few authors have attempted a one-volume life of the idealistic but controversial Lyndon B. Johnson, and none has succeeded like Irwin Unger.. . . Highly recommended. "-Library Journal

Pulitzer Prize--winning author Irwin Unger and Debi Unger explore the enigmatic and complex Lyndon B. Johnson, as both a public and a private figure-examining his monumental achievements as well as his conflicted and turbulent relationships with his family, friends, and colleagues. LBJ reveals Johnson's demons as well as his dreams, providing a compelling portrait of this larger-than-life figure. From the hardscrabble life of the Texas hill country to the colorful Lone Star state elections that provided his entree into national politics to power politics in Washington, this compassionate, insightful biography traces the life, influences, and motivations of the unpredictable, charismatic, and difficult man who occupied the Oval Office during one of the nation's most tumultuous periods.

About this edition

• Publisher: Jossey Bass
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0471395226
• ISBN 13: 9780471395225
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 592