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Means of Ascent by Robert A. Caro — WisdomDeck honest review
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Means of Ascent

by Robert A. Caro

Caro's second Johnson volume: the 1948 Senate race stolen by eighty-seven votes, and Coke Stevenson as the man he beat. Dark and riveting.

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Three things you will actually use

  1. Power is taken.
  2. Means matter.
  3. Follow the ballots.

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