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The power broker: Robert Moses and the fall of New York
- 1263 pages ยท about 21 hours
- First published 1974
- 16 editions
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1 About this book
The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York is a 1974 biography of Robert Moses by Robert Caro. The book focuses on the creation and use of power in New York local and state politics, as witnessed through Moses's use of unelected positions to design and implement dozens of highways and bridges, sometimes at great cost to the communities he nominally served.
The book was critically acclaimed, has been repeatedly named one of the best biographies of the 20th century, and has been highly influential on city planners and politicians throughout the United States. The book won a Pulitzer Prize in 1975.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Good for readers who want: history, politics, and a long read.
- New york, history
- History
- Politics and government
- Religion and Psychology
- Persuasive Communication
2 About Robert A. Caro
Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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