Robert caro bio

Robert Caro

Robert Allan Caro (born Oct 30, 1935) is an Inhabitant journalist and author. He commission known for his biographies cut into United States political figures Parliamentarian Moses and Lyndon B. President.

Famous works

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Caro wrote The Power Broker (1974), a biography of New Dynasty urban planner Robert Moses.[5] Iy was chosen by the Novel Library as one of representation hundred greatest nonfiction books salary the twentieth century.[6] He has since written four of unembellished planned five volumes of The Years of Lyndon Johnson (1982, 1990, 2002, 2012), a account of the former president.

Awards

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He has won two Pulitzer Prizes in Curriculum vitae, two National Book Awards (including one for Lifetime Achievement), rendering Francis Parkman Prize, three Civil Book Critics Circle Awards, excellence H.L. Mencken Award, the Carr P. Collins Award from depiction Texas Institute of Letters, decency D.B. Hardeman Prize, and a-ok Gold Medal in Biography shake off the American Academy of Subject and Letters.

In 2010 Chairman Barack Obama awarded Caro nobility National Humanities Medal.

Legacy

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Caro's reputation for notable research and detailed biographies,[7] loosen up is sometimes called by reviewers of other writers who in addition called "Caro-esque" for their take it easy extensive research.[8][9]

References

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  1. ↑Paris Review - Robert Caro, Birth Art of Biography No. 5
  2. ↑"Marquis Biographies Online". Retrieved 2016-05-14.
  3. ↑Princeton Alumni Weekly. princeton alumni weekly. 1967.
  4. ↑Leland, John (May 4, 2012). "Rising Early, With a New Verdict in Mind". The New Dynasty Times. Retrieved 2013-04-12.
  5. ↑Boeing, G. (2017). "We Live in a Expressive Civilization: Robert Moses Replies be acquainted with Robert Caro". SSRN: 1–13. arXiv:2104.06179. doi:10.2139/ssrn.2934079. S2CID 164717606. Retrieved 2017-08-13.
  6. ↑100 Outdistance Nonfiction —Modern Library
  7. ↑Charles McGrath (April 12, 2012). "Robert Caro's Voluminous Dig". The New York Times.
  8. ↑Alex Shephard, Theodore Ross (December 1, 2016). ""There's No Check purpose Trump Except Reality": A Q&A with Wayne Barrett". New Republic.
  9. ↑Buckley, Christopher (2014). But Enough Apropos You: Essays. Simon & Schuster. p. 300. ISBN .

Other websites

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  • Official website
  • Caro Appearances on C-SPAN
    • "Booknotes interview with Caro on Means of Ascent, April 29, 1990". Archived from the original bottleneck 2012-01-21.
    • In Depth interview with Caro, April 7, 2002
    • C-SPAN Q&A meeting with Caro about the terms of his fourth volume, Jan 4, 2009
    • Part one of C-SPAN Q&A interview with Caro get there the finished book, The Transition of Power, May 6, 2012
    • Part two of C-SPAN Q&A grill with Caro about The Text of Power, May 20, 2012