The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York by Robert A. Caro ISBN 13: 9780394720241

Vintage, July 12th 1975. Softcover. Good.

Vintage Books, New York: 1975. Softcover. reading copy. Tells the hidden story behind the shaping (and misshaping) of twentieth-century New York (city and state) and makes public what few have known: that Robert Moses was, for almost half a century, the single most powerful man of our time in New York, the shaper not only of the city's politics but of its physical structure and the problems of urban decline that plague us today. Includes an Index and photographs. ISBN: 0394720245.

Vintage, 1975-07-12. Paperback. Good.

Vintage, 1975-07-12. Paperback. Used:Good.

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 twentieth century, The Power Broker is a huge and galvanizing biography revealing not only the saga of one man's incredible accumulation of power, but the story of the shaping (and mis-shaping) of New York in the twentieth century.Robert Caro's monumental book makes public what few outsiders knew: that Robert Moses was the single most powerful man of his time in the City and in the State of New York. And in telling the Moses story, Caro both opens up to an unprecedented degree the way in which politics really happens—the way things really get done in America's City Halls and Statehouses—and brings to light a bonanza of vital information about such national figures as Alfred E. Smith and Franklin D. Roosevelt (and the genesis of their blood feud), about Fiorello La Guardia, John V. Lindsay and Nelson Rockefeller.But The Power Broker is… Read more

Vintage. New. Special order direct from the distributor

Vintage, 1975-07-12. Paperback. Good.

Random House . softcover. New. pp. 1344

1974. New York and Toronto, Random House, 1974. 15.5 cm x 23 cm 1246, XXXIV pages. With index. With many photographs and several maps. Original softcover. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear. Inscription by preowner. Otherwise clean inside with solid binding. Includes the following: Part 1 The Idealist / Part II The Reformer / Part III The Rise to Power / Part IV The Use of Power / Part V The Love of Power / Part VI The Lust for Power / Part VII The Loss of Power. "One of the most acclaimed books of our time, winner of both the Pulitzer and the Francis Parkman prizes, The Power Broker tells the hidden story behind the shaping (and mis-shaping) of twentieth-century New York (city and state) and makes public what few have known: that Robert Moses was, for almost half a century, the single most powerful man of our time in New York, the shaper not only of the city's politics but of its physical structure and the problems of urban decline that plague us today." (Publisher)… Read more

Random House Inc, 1975. Paperback. New. first vintage edition. 1344 pages. 9.25x6.00x2.00 inches.

Random House Inc, 1975. Paperback. New. first vintage edition. 1344 pages. 9.25x6.00x2.00 inches.

New York: Vintage Books/ A Division of Random House, Inc., 1975. Vintage Books Edition: September 1975 . Trade Paperback. Used-Acceptable. 8vo or 8° (Medium Octavo): 7¾" x 9¾" tall. 1246 pp. A perfectly acceptable reading copy. Spine is damaged. Spine strengthened with adhesive tape. Clean text. Corners worn. Synopsis: One of the most acclaimed books of our time, winner of both the Pulitzer and the Francis Parkman prizes, The Power Broker tells the hidden story behind the shaping (and mis-shaping) of twentieth-century New York (city and state) and makes public what few have known: that Robert Moses was, for almost half a century, the single most powerful man of our time in New York, the shaper not only of the city's politics but of its physical structure and the problems of urban decline that plague us today.In revealing how Moses did it--how he developed his public authorities into a political machine that was virtually a fourth branch of government, one that… Read more