1.640. 3. In his early days he was an idealist, and armed with a letter of passage by the Governor, he tirelessly explored the virgin hinterland of New York, jealously guarded by the Robber Baron families who wanted to exclude the riff-raff from the wilderness and the seaside. It is a crash course also on American politics. He understood structural engineering and drove his loyal (and often terrified) staff to produce blueprints and plans and costings in record time. Robert Caro's monumental book makes public what few outsiders knew: that Robert Moses was the single most powerful man of his time in the City and in the State of New York. From the first page . by Books on Tape, Incorporated. by Bodley Head, Published May 17th 2011 The Power Broker: Robert Moses And The Fall Of New York. Knopf, 9780394480763, 1296pp. ISBN 13: 9781847923646 He was, in essence, above our democratic system. Condition: BRAND NEW. By clicking Sign Up, I acknowledge that I have read and agree to Penguin Random House's Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. . Published November 18th 1991 Paperback. He doesn’t appear to have been formally trained in anything but he quickly mastered the tedious aspects of statutes and how they are drafted, power structures and where true control and authority lie. Condition: New. | Contact this seller, Book Description Condition: new. Write a review. Cars didn’t just fill roads, they needed to be parked in the City and at the airport. Paperback or Softback. The idealist of the early chapters soon turns into something of a monster with huge prejudices against lower class people, blacks and ethnics. In the years since its publication, and especially since Moses's death in 1981, it has been central to discussion of Moses and the history of 20th-century New York. . Seller Inventory # DIAM-ZPRH-9780394720241, Book Description Paperback. We see how Moses began: the handsome, intellectual young heir to the world of Our Crowd, an idealist. Condition: New. Add to Cart. Ratings and Reviews. Vintage, 1975. And astonishingly, (publisher please note) THERE IS NO KINDLE VERSION (publisher please note). Free shipping for many products! . How, rebuffed by the entrenched political establishment, he fought for the power to accomplish his ideals. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 23, 2017. Ina Garten's Latest Cozy and Delicious Recipes, Discover the Prologue to Jodi Picoult's Poignant New Novel, Read the Book Behind the Showtime Limited Series, Audiobooks Read By Your Favorite Celebrities, Chilling Audiobooks for a Haunting Halloween. Publisher: Vintage Publishing, 2015 . I found the details of some of Moses' manoeuvres were a bit more than I personally found it rewarding to read. but an object lesson in the dangers of power. There's a problem loading this menu right now. Hardcover, Random... This is a college education in power corruption.” —George McCue, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Sign up for news about books, authors, and more from Penguin Random House, Visit other sites in the Penguin Random House Network.
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