The Path to Power
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The Path to Power is the first volume of Robert A. Caro’s acclaimed biographical series on Lyndon B. Johnson, detailing his early life and relentless rise in Texas politics.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Path to Power canonical | 6 |
| Path to Power | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Path to Power Context triple: [Robert A. Caro, hasPart, The Path to Power]
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A.
Corridors of Power
Corridors of Power is a 1982 hard rock album by Irish guitarist Gary Moore, showcasing his virtuosic playing and melodic songwriting.
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B.
The Lessons of Power
The Lessons of Power is a political memoir by former French president François Hollande reflecting on his years in office and the exercise of presidential authority.
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C.
Witness to Power
Witness to Power is a political memoir by former Nixon aide John Ehrlichman that offers an insider’s account of the Nixon White House and the Watergate scandal.
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D.
The Power
The Power is a self-help book by Rhonda Byrne that expands on the ideas of positive thinking and the law of attraction introduced in her earlier work, The Secret.
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E.
The Ends of Power
The Ends of Power is a memoir by former White House Chief of Staff H. R. Haldeman that offers an insider’s account of the Nixon administration and the Watergate scandal.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Path to Power Target entity description: The Path to Power is the first volume of Robert A. Caro’s acclaimed biographical series on Lyndon B. Johnson, detailing his early life and relentless rise in Texas politics.
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A.
Corridors of Power
Corridors of Power is a 1982 hard rock album by Irish guitarist Gary Moore, showcasing his virtuosic playing and melodic songwriting.
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B.
The Lessons of Power
The Lessons of Power is a political memoir by former French president François Hollande reflecting on his years in office and the exercise of presidential authority.
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C.
Witness to Power
Witness to Power is a political memoir by former Nixon aide John Ehrlichman that offers an insider’s account of the Nixon White House and the Watergate scandal.
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D.
The Power
The Power is a self-help book by Rhonda Byrne that expands on the ideas of positive thinking and the law of attraction introduced in her earlier work, The Secret.
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E.
The Ends of Power
The Ends of Power is a memoir by former White House Chief of Staff H. R. Haldeman that offers an insider’s account of the Nixon administration and the Watergate scandal.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biography
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book ⓘ |
| author | Robert A. Caro ⓘ |
| awarded | National Book Critics Circle Award for Biography (finalist) ⓘ |
| basedOn |
archival research
ⓘ
oral histories ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| criticalReception |
praised for depth of research
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praised for narrative power ⓘ widely acclaimed by historians ⓘ |
| depicts |
early New Deal politics in Texas
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rural poverty in Texas Hill Country ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Lyndon B. Johnson's ambition
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Lyndon B. Johnson's political tactics ⓘ |
| followedBy | Means of Ascent ⓘ |
| follows | none ⓘ |
| genre |
non-fiction
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political biography ⓘ |
| hasMainTheme |
acquisition and use of political power
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character study of Lyndon B. Johnson ⓘ social and economic conditions in rural Texas ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | critical view of Lyndon B. Johnson's methods ⓘ |
| hasSequelNumberInSeries | 1 ⓘ |
| isbn | 9780394499734 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryStyle | narrative non-fiction ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Lyndon B. Johnson ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critical examination of political power
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detailed research ⓘ extensive interviews ⓘ |
| originalPublisher | Alfred A. Knopf ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 882 ⓘ |
| partOf | multi-volume biography of Lyndon B. Johnson ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1982 ⓘ |
| publisher | Alfred A. Knopf ⓘ |
| series | The Years of Lyndon Johnson ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Hill Country, Texas
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linked to:
Hill Country of Texas
Texas ⓘ |
| subject | Lyndon B. Johnson ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
Lyndon B. Johnson's early life
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Lyndon B. Johnson's rise in Texas politics ⓘ |
| title | The Path to Power ⓘ |
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linked to: The Path to Power