The Power Broker : Robert Moses and the Fall of New York (Hardcover)

from bhenry11

Caro's "The Power Broker" is easily one of the best books I've ever read. And although it clocks in at over 1,200 pages, the prose is so well-written that it reads much faster. What makes it great? Caro does not pander or bend in the face of Moses' enormous ego but instead calmly and methodically...

from JimV

This book is political, egotistical, historical, and just plain good reading. The story of one man who craved power and shaped a city according to his own plans. Moses took on the politicians, including goversors and presidents, and beat them until he was 'tricked.' I got this book when it first ...

from grandpahobo

Amazing book. Incredibly detailed and thorough. Robert Moses was the textbook definition of megalomaniac. There is no doubt that he did some things that were positive and he was ahead of his time when it comes to the idea of urban planning. But the plans he devised and executed, and the large num...

from evenlake

What can I say about this book that has not been said by many other people? This is one of the best biographies I have ever read, a biography of a man and a city. What one man did to shape the lives of the millions of people who have lived in the New York City area, one man whose name relatively...

from Pferdina

I loved this biography of Robert Moses, a man I had never heard of before. He is a fascinating character. He started off an idealistic young man that wanted to make the world a better place, and became the most powerful man in New York. At one time, he held 12 different jobs in the city and state...