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America's Finest Biographer

Meet Robert Caro, "The Only Thing That Matters Is What Is On This Page"

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Nov 05, 2022
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Hello all,

As a popular historian, there are few, if any, in my profession that I hold in higher regard than Robert Caro. The Power Broker is a masterpiece, and his Lyndon Johnson biographies are beyond compare. The shelves of his office must sag under the weight of the number of awards he has won, most notably a dual pair of Pulitzer Prizes and National…

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