Paperback. 1.640. Softcover, Histor..., 2006 Seller Inventory # 531ZZZ00N9IY_ns, The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York. A monumental work, a political biography and political history of the first magnitude.” —Eliot Fremont-Smith, New York “One of the most exciting, un-put-downable books I have ever read. Condition: New. So for purposes of reading, the book is an anchor to your reading chair - you can't haul it around without a knapsack, so you can't read it mobilely. The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York (Paperback or Softback). The Power Broker. Cars didn’t just fill roads, they needed to be parked in the City and at the airport. Other Editions of This Title: No book illustrates this fundamental dilemma of democracy better than The Power Broker . . Everywhere acknowledged as a modern American classic, winner of the Pulitzer Prize, and chosen by the Modern Library as one of the hundred greatest books of the twentieth century, "Surely the greatest book ever written about a city." . by Knopf Publishing Group, Published July 2nd 2015 One of the greatest nonfiction works ever written . Can a democracy combine visionary leadership with effective checks and balances to contain the misuse of power? Online and in-store stock may differ. But he was a mean SOB too, unforgiving and vengeful. Publisher: Vintage Publishing, 2015 Caro’s style is gripping, indeed hypnotic, and he squeezes every ounce of drama from his remarkable story . Absorbing, multi-layered portrait of a brilliant monster. He was held in fear—his dossiers could disgorge the dark secret of anyone who opposed him. It is extraordinary on many levels and certain to endure.” —William Greider, The Washington Post Book World“A modern Machiavelli’s Prince.“ —The Guardian“One of the great biographies of all time . Not just a stunning portrait of perhaps the most influential builder in world history . . Without ever having been elected to office, he dominated the men who were--even his most bitter enemy, Franklin D. Roosevelt, could not control him--until he finally encountered, in Nelson Rockefeller, the only man whose power (and ruthlessness in wielding it) equalled his own. by Books on Tape, Inc. The idealist of the early chapters soon turns into something of a monster with huge prejudices against lower class people, blacks and ethnics. HPB condition ratings. It is a crash course also on American politics. Condition: New. . Reviewed in the United States on August 23, 2018, Overall, a great book. This, I thought, is how it should be done . Seller Inventory # DIAM-ZPRH-9780394720241, Book Description Paperback. 5. The stupendous effort put into the research by Robert Caro is incredible and the fact that the book is now over 40 years old does not detract from reading at all. 3. He was a truly tragic figure for which admiration and disgust vie in the mind of the reader, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 17, 2019. . Important, awesome, compelling–these no longer summon the full flourish of trumpets this book deserves. . . The Power Broker by Caro, Robert A.. Hardcover available at Half Price Books® https://www.hpb.com. But Caro’s skill as a biographer makes us feel sorry for Moses when his downfall finally arrives, at the hands of some maverick reporters and Nelson Rockefeller. Robert Moses held power in the state for 44 years, through the governorships of Smith, Roosevelt, Lehman, Dewey, Harriman and Rockefeller, and in the city for 34 years, through the mayoralties of La Guardia, O’Dwyer, Impellitteri, Wagner and Lindsay, He personally conceived and carried through public works costing 27 billion dollars—he was undoubtedly America’s greatest builder. And in telling the Moses story, Caro both opens up to an unprecedented degree the way in which politics really happens—the way things really get done in America’s City Halls and Statehouses—and brings to light a bonanza of vital information about such national figures as Alfred E. Smith and Franklin D. Roosevelt (and the genesis of their blood feud), about Fiorello La Guardia, John V. Lindsay and Nelson Rockefeller. Condition: New. . Please try again. The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York is a Pulitzer Prize-winning 1974 biography of Robert Moses, "New York City's Master Builder", by Robert Caro. See all 18 - All listings for this product. Only problem is that it is far too heavy to carry around. Throughout his career his personal power was protected by foresight, and the killer clause. Condition: BRAND NEW. 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. But the printed volume is a brick - one of those concrete ones they use to build walls with. By clicking Sign Up, I acknowledge that I have read and agree to Penguin Random House's Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. He was, he claimed, above politics, above deals; and through decade after decade, the newspapers and the public believed. Hardcover CDN$ 74.25 10 Used from CDN$ 55.02 20 New from CDN$ 58.02 Paperback CDN$ 30.69 15 Used from CDN$ 19.74 12 New from CDN$ 30.69 One of the most acclaimed books of our time, winner of both the Pulitzer and the Francis Parkman prizes, The Power Broker tells the hidden story behind the shaping (and mis-shaping) of twentieth-century New York (city and state) and makes public what few … Condition: New. by Caro, Robert A. Moses is pictured as idealist reformer, and political manipulator as his rise to power and eventual domination of New York State politics is documented. . And in telling the Moses story, Caro both opens up to an unprecedented degree the way in which politics really happens—the way things really get done in America's City Halls and Statehouses—and brings to light a bonanza of vital information about such national figures as Alfred E. Smith and Franklin D. Roosevelt (and the genesis of their blood feud), about Fiorello La Guardia, John V. Lindsay and Nelson Rockefeller. But The Power Broker is first and foremost a brilliant multidimensional portrait of a man—an extraordinary man who, denied power within the normal framework of the democratic process, stepped outside that framework to grasp power sufficient to shape a great city and to hold sway over the very texture of millions of lives. The Power Broker (Hardcover) Robert Moses and the Fall of New York. Please try again later. It is, according to David Halberstam, “Surely the greatest book ever written about a city.” The atmosphere in his offices was lively and chatty and invigorating and he instilled loyalty as well as affection (and terror). Seller Inventory # 0394720245_abe_bn, Book Description Vintage. The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York (Hardcover) Published July 12th 1974 by Knopf Publishing Group Hardcover, 1,296 pages She was instrumental in stopping the Lower Manhattan Freeway that Robert Moses wanted. Knopf, 9780394480763, 1296pp. He cultivated the press who loved him to the point of dereliction of duty as far as the common good was concerned. Buy, May 17, 2011 Book. The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York. 1344 pages. And although he was most active during the Depression years, money never seemed to be a problem. Every politician should read it.” —Dominic Sandbrook, The Sunday Times “A study of municipal power that will change the way any reader of the book hereafter peruses his newspaper.” —Philip Herrera, Time “A triumph, brilliant and totally fascinating. Moses built an empire and lived like an emperor. He was ‘money honest’ but as his taste for power grew he became corruptible, fascinated by power for its own sake. At over 1000 pages is a mamoth of a book, oceanic in every sense.
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