The Path to Power (The Years of Lyndon Johnson, #1) - Robert Caro

about power. how it can be attained, wielded, circumvented. high agency breaking of “implicit rules”

the manifestation of naked ambition. to do anything for power. lie, cheat, steal. adopt whatever ideology necessary to cajole those you want to curry favor with. live and breathe competition. build a political organization by being the savior to sycophants who will do anything for you.

the dogged work ethic required to achieve such heights. the optimization function of power, power, power.

the richness of texas country life. the vastness of all the ancillary characters. finished the book aching to read more and more.