Great post. I stopped that biography about halfway through some years ago, primarily because in my quest for moral leadership I'm not interested in more LBJ examples: assholes who arm-twisted their way to outcomes are not the exemplars I was looking for. But: I remember that section of the introduction, and the dashed hopes of those who thought they could plant a living in that false hope. More Caro (and other great biographers), but I wish they would turn their attention to worthier subjects (women, for starters...)
Thanks for such a creative analysis of a single sentence. Happy to be a subscriber and contemplate more. Have read all Carol’s compelling books & If Caro writes to you about your blog, please ask him to finish his last LBJ volume. I’m still worrying about “The Wolf’s Mother.”
Great post. I stopped that biography about halfway through some years ago, primarily because in my quest for moral leadership I'm not interested in more LBJ examples: assholes who arm-twisted their way to outcomes are not the exemplars I was looking for. But: I remember that section of the introduction, and the dashed hopes of those who thought they could plant a living in that false hope. More Caro (and other great biographers), but I wish they would turn their attention to worthier subjects (women, for starters...)
Thanks for such a creative analysis of a single sentence. Happy to be a subscriber and contemplate more. Have read all Carol’s compelling books & If Caro writes to you about your blog, please ask him to finish his last LBJ volume. I’m still worrying about “The Wolf’s Mother.”