[PJ-Comix]

In the first, Johnson is shown as a man of his era and place, with even some sympathy.

The chapter in that book about rural electrification in Texas was OUTSTANDING. It really made me not take electrical power for granted any longer. Also it took what seemed like a banal subject and made it absolutely FASCINATING.

In the second, his naked ambition and lack of character is fully shown to take him down the path of personal and political power and corruption.

Johnson had the senate election stolen from him by Governor Pappy "Pass the Biscuits" O'Daniel (who was transplanted to Mississipi in "O Brother Where Art Thou?") and a few years later Johnson in turn stole the senate election from Coke Stevenson.

[ewchil]

I just had to read the Sad Irons chapter of Caro's book for a course at school. I was dreading it (who the hell wants to read about some democrat party schlub?), but it was really great. I'm planning to go buy all three and read them this summer...