Displaying 1 of 1 1974 Format: Book Web Site: Sample text Table of contents Contributor biographical information Publisher description Author: Caro, Robert A. Title: The power broker : Robert Moses and the fall of New York / by Robert A. Caro. Publisher, Date: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1974. ©1974 Description: ix, 1246, xxxiv pages : illustrations ; 25 cm Summary: This 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 hold sway over the very texture of millions of lives. Contents: Pt. 1. The idealist -- part 2. The reformer -- part 3. The rise to power -- part 4. The use of power -- part 5. The love of power -- part 6. The lust for power -- part 7. The loss of power. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 1170-1177) and index. Pulitzer Prize, Biography, 1975. Society of American Historians Francis Parkman Prize, 1975. Genre: History. Biographies. Biographies. Subjects: Moses, Robert, 1888-1981. Moses, Robert, 1888-1981 1900-1999 New York (N.Y.) -- History -- 20th century. New York (State) -- History -- 20th century. New York (State) -- New York. New York (State) LCCN: 73020751 ISBN: 0394480767 9780394480763 0394720245 9780394720241 9780394720241 Other Number: 834874 # Local items in: 0 System Availability: 3 Current Holds: 3 Place Hold Please select and request a specific volume by clicking one of the icons in the 'Availability' section below. Add to My List Share Expand All | Collapse All Availability Suggestions and more Librarian's View Displaying 1 of 1
