The Years of Lyndon Johnson Volume 2: Means Of Ascent 
by: Robert A. Caro

Softcover. NY, Vintage Books, reprint, 1991, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 522 pages, illus., bibliography, notes, index, Clean copy. In this second installment of Caro's epic biography we witness a momentous turning point in American politics: the tragic last stand of the old politics versus the new. Following Johnson through his service in the Second World War, it describes the foundation and the myths of his long-concealed fortune. The explosive heart of the book is Caro's revelation of the shocking true story of the fiercely contested 1948 senatorial election, which Johnson won with the the '87 votes that changed history.