The power broker :
Material type: TextPublication details: London : The Bodley Head, 2018Description: 1246 pages ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781847923653 (pbk.) :Subject(s): Moses, Robert, 1888-1981 | City planners -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century | Urban renewal -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century | Architecture and PlanningDDC classification: 711.4092 LOC classification: NA9085.M68 | C37 2018Summary: 'The Power Broker' tells the story of Robert Moses, the single most powerful man in New York for almost half a century and the greatest builder America (and probably the world) has ever known. Without ever once being elected to office, he created for himself a position of supreme and untouchable authority, allowing him to utterly reshape the city of New York, turning it into the city we know today, while at the same time destroying the lives of millions and remaining accountable to no one.Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Books | Main Library Non-Fiction - General Stacks | 711.409 .C292 1974 | Available | 31086 |
Originally published: New York : Knopf, 1974.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
'The Power Broker' tells the story of Robert Moses, the single most powerful man in New York for almost half a century and the greatest builder America (and probably the world) has ever known. Without ever once being elected to office, he created for himself a position of supreme and untouchable authority, allowing him to utterly reshape the city of New York, turning it into the city we know today, while at the same time destroying the lives of millions and remaining accountable to no one.