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Dec 14, 2014 working on the power broker researching it, writing it took me seven years, and when i finished i was sure i never wanted to see it again. Powells is an independent bookstore based in portland, oregon. The power broker covers the life of robert moses, a burly character in both form and business. Aug, 2011 there is a summary and study guide for caros the power broker on amazon. Power broker, the by caro,robert a and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. If you like the power broker you might like similar books the protege, the takeover, the day trader, the insider, the vulture fund. However, caros tremendous, artfully compiled detail, based on dozens of interviews and exhaustive sourcehunting, ensure that the power broker will be acclaimed as the definitive monument to moses, as well as a key study of the web of political figures connected with, and against, moses career. Oct 23, 2015 t echnically, robert caros book the power broker is a biography of urban planner robert moses, but that description feels laughably inadequate on multiple counts.
This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of 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 20th century, the power broker is a. The power broker traces moses life from his childhood in connecticut to his early years as an idealistic advocate for progressive reform of the citys corrupt civil service system. The industry has sought to manage, coopt, and profit from government regulation. Destler is director of the program on international security and economic policy at the university of marylands school of public policy.
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A former investigative reporter for newsday, robert caro is the author of the power broker 1974, a biography of the urban planner robert moses which he won the 1975 pulitzer prize. One of the most acclaimed books of our time, winner of both the pulitzer and the francis parkman prizes, the power broker. Youd think that the power broker would available for the kindle. The book focuses on the creation and use of power in local and state politics, as witnessed through moses use of unelected positions to design and implement dozens of highways and bridges, sometimes at great cost to the communities he nominally served. Working on the power broker researching it, writing it took me seven years, and when i finished i was sure i never wanted to see it again. There is a summary and study guide for caros the power broker on amazon. Excerpt wait until the evening one must wait until the evening to see how splendid the day has been. Robert moses and the fall of new york 9781582882611 by caro, robert a. Robert moses and the fall of new york by caro, robert a isbn. A novel christian gillette by stephen frey and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at abebooks. Robert moses and the fall of new york is a 1974 biography of robert moses by robert caro. Robert moses and the fall of new york 9780394720241 by caro, robert a. 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.
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