As the publication date nears for Robert Caro’s latest Lyndon Johnson installment, The Passage of Power, it’s a good idea to brush up on your history of Caro’s career. Enter Charles McGrath and his great portrait of one of the most prolific biographers of all time.
Curiosities
He Just Keeps Going and Going and Going
By Nick Moran posted at 4:10 pm on April 14, 2012 1
at 5:29 pm on April 15, 2012
I don’t think “prolific” is the right word. Caro’s books are long, but many years pass between them (ten since the last one), and he’s only published five total, including the one that’s not quite out yet.