The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York
The story of Robert Moses, who shaped the politics, the physical structure and even the problems of urban decline in New York.
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This is the first and foremost a brilliant multidimensional portrait of a man-an extraordinary man who, denied power... |
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Robert A. Caro / 1975 Books |
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Political Biography & Autobiography - One of the most acclaimed books of our time, winner of both the Pulitzer and... |
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Pages: 1344, Edition: First Edition, Paperback, Vintage |
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- 4/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Nov-17-2008
- An important book to read
Having grown up in upstate NY and having lived in Long Island recently I saw much evidence of Robert Moses' mark upon the NY metropolitan area. This book is a well-written and thoroughly researched biography on the life of this pivotal...
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- 4/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Oct-18-2008
- How Old Man Moses Kept Rolling Along
When Shea Stadium is demolished later this year, it will mark another diminishment of the legacy of Robert Moses, the man who built the stadium along with so many of the parks, highways, and buildings that made New York City the city...
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- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Sep-05-2008
- Power Reveals
Robert Caro's THE POWER BROKER is a lession in the use of power in the life and career of Robert Moses, and the consequent effects upon the people and substructure of New York City. Moses is such a disgusting figure, such a tyrant, that...
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- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Jul-07-2008
- Biography at its very best...
Robert Caro's The Power Broker, a biography of Robert Moses, contains every attribute of a Shakespearean tragedy. Moses was brilliant, driven, an over-achiever, but possessed a deeply flawed character which aroused feelings of both...
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- 4/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Nov-17-2008
- An important book to read
Having grown up in upstate NY and having lived in Long Island recently I saw much evidence of Robert Moses' mark upon the NY metropolitan area. This book is a well-written and thoroughly researched biography on the life of this pivotal...
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- 3/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Dec-27-2005
- Comprehensive To Say the Least
Robert Caro does an excellent job detailing the life and work of Robert Moses. He gives the reader such a detailed account of the impact Robert Moses had on the New York metropolitan area that one actually is introduced to dozens of...
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