Robert A Caro

Robert A. Caro graduated from Princeton University, later became a Nieman Fellow at Harvard University, and was an investigative reporter for Newsday for six years. His first book, The Power Broker, won the Pulitzer Prize in biography. Both The Path to Power and Means of Ascent won the National Book Critics Circle Award as the Best Non-fiction Book of the Year. He has served as President of the Author's Guild of America and as Vice President of PEN, and currently lives in New York City with his...See more

Robert A Caro book reviews

  • The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York 5 out of 5

    Excellent Biography

    by sam h c, Jul 13, 2012

    This is an excellent and insightful book. Caro later
    used the same research and writing prowess which he displayed here to produce his volumes on LBJ. read more

  • Extraordinary lives : the art and craft of American biography 4 out of 5

    fascinating

    by barryreader, Jan 22, 2009

    These are transcribed talks and this shows in the easy style and informality of each presentation. This is not adverse criticism. It made me wish I could have been present at each of the talks.
    The ... read more

  • Means of Ascent 5 out of 5

    facinating thoroughly researched account

    by ratdog, Aug 30, 2007

    This book, the first of three written by Rbt. Caro about Lyndon Johnson, is a snapshot of American politics at a transformational juncture. It chronicles the rise of Johnson from humble east Texas ... read more

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