Robert A Caro
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[1974]
Language
English
Description
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.
Author
Publisher
Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
For the sheer magnitude, depth and authority of its revelations, -- The Power Broker Moses built an empire and lived like an emperor. He was held in fear--his dossiers could disgorge the dark secret of anyone who opposed him. He was, he claimed, above politics, above deals; and through decade after decade, the newspapers and the public believed. Meanwhile, he was developing his public authorities into a fourth branch of government known as "Triborough"--a...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
For the sheer magnitude, depth and authority of its revelations, -- The Power Broker Moses built an empire and lived like an emperor. He was held in fear--his dossiers could disgorge the dark secret of anyone who opposed him. He was, he claimed, above politics, above deals; and through decade after decade, the newspapers and the public believed. Meanwhile, he was developing his public authorities into a fourth branch of government known as "Triborough"--a...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
For the sheer magnitude, depth and authority of its revelations, -- The Power Broker Moses built an empire and lived like an emperor. He was held in fear--his dossiers could disgorge the dark secret of anyone who opposed him. He was, he claimed, above politics, above deals; and through decade after decade, the newspapers and the public believed. Meanwhile, he was developing his public authorities into a fourth branch of government known as "Triborough"--a...