power broker robert moses (115 résultats)

Paperback. Etat : Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Etat : Gut. Zustand: Gut | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher.

Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. 9781847923646. Hardcover, in a near fine Dust Jacket. Not ex. library. 1312 pages, notes index, illustrated with b/w photographs. The story behind the shaping of twentieth-century New York city and state, making public what few have known: that Robert Moses was, for half a century, the most powerful man in New York. He was the shaper of the city's politics, its physical structure and the urban decline of today. Contents appears unread, like new. Book.

Etat : As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Etat : new. Excellent Condition.Excels in customer satisfaction, prompt replies, and quality checks.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. 1st Edition. Very Good first edition copy with neat remainder mark on lower edge next to spine. Dust jacket is price-clipped and has a few creases along the inner edge of the front flap. Spine has a modest reader's dent due to thickness and weight of the book (1200+ pages).

Hard Cover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Fine. Reprint. Reprint. Inscribed and signed by author on half-title page ('For Danny from Robert Caro'). An exceptional copy. 1974 Hard Cover. 1246, xxxiv pp. 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 could bring to their knees Governors and Mayors (from La Guardia to Lindsay) by mobilizing banks, contractors, labor unions, insurance firms, even the press and the Church, into an irresistible economic force--Robert Caro reveals how power works in all the cities of the United States. Moses built an empire and lived like an emperor. He personally conceived and completed public works costing 27 billion dollars--the greatest builder America (and probably the world) has ever known. Without ever having been elected to office, he dominated the men who were--even his most bitter enemy, Franklin D. Roosevelt, could not control him--until he finally encountered, in Nelson Rockefeller, the only man whose power (and ruthlessness in wielding it) equalled his own. Signed by author.

Hardcover. Etat : New. Etat de la jaquette : New. 1st Edition. UNBELIEVABLY SCARCE SIGNED! Book is brand new and unread. Opened only for Mr. Caro to sign. Personally hand signed, in person, by the legendary biographer himself, Robert Caro, directly to the half title page in his customary blue Sharpie. NOT inscribed to anyone. NOT a tip in. NOT a bookplate. Dust jacket hand covered in protective archival grade Mylar for many worry free years of reading/collecting! PULITZER PRIZE WINNER A modern American classic, this huge and galvanizing biography of Robert Moses reveals not only the saga of one man's incredible accumulation of power but the story of his shaping (and mis-shaping) of twentieth-century New York. One of the Modern Library's hundred greatest books of 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 happensthe way things really get done in America's City Halls and Statehousesand 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 first and foremost a brilliant multidimensional portrait of a manan 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 to hold sway over the very texture of millions of lives. We see how Moses began: the handsome, intellectual young heir to the world of Our Crowd, an idealist. How, rebuffed by the entrenched political establishment, he fought for the power to accomplish his ideals. How he first created a miraculous flowering of parks and parkways, playlands and beachesand then ultimately brought down on the city the smog-choked aridity of our urban landscape, the endless miles of (never sufficient) highway, the hopeless sprawl of Long Island, the massive failures of public housing, and countless other barriers to humane living. How, inevitably, the accumulation of power became an end in itself. Moses built an empire and lived like an emperor. He was held in fearhis 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 government whose records were closed to the public, whose policies and plans were decided not by voters or elected officials but solely by Mosesan immense economic force directing pressure on labor unions, on banks, on all the city's political and economic institutions, and on the press, and on the Church. He doled out millions of dollars' worth of legal fees, insurance commissions, lucrative contracts on the basis of who could best pay him back in the only coin he coveted: power. He dominated the politics and politicians of his timewithout ever having been elected to any office. He was, in essence, above our democratic system. Robert Moses held power in the state for 44 years, through the governorships of Smith, Roosevelt, Lehman, Dewey, Harriman and Rockefeller, and in the city for 34 years, through the mayoralties of La Guardia, O'Dwyer, Impellitteri, Wagner and Lindsay, He personally conceived and carried through public works costing 27 billion dollarshe was undoubtedly America's greatest builder. This is how he built and dominated New Yorkbefore, finally, he was stripped of his reputation (by the press) and his power (by Nelson Rockefeller). But his work, and his will, had been done. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. 1st. Bound in publisher's original black cloth with spine and cover stamped in gilt. Illustrated endpapers. Illustrated throughout with photographs and maps. Book is fine. Dust jacket looks great. Top edge has a few small closed tears smaller than 1/8 inch. Scarcely noticeable curling to top and bottom edges. 6 1/4 x 9 1/4 inches. 1,245 pages plus index. Images available upon request.

Hard Cover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Fine. Reprint. 2023 17th printing. Signed by author without inscription on half-title page. An exceptional copy. 1974 Hard Cover. 1246, xxxiv pp. 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 could bring to their knees Governors and Mayors (from La Guardia to Lindsay) by mobilizing banks, contractors, labor unions, insurance firms, even the press and the Church, into an irresistible economic force--Robert Caro reveals how power works in all the cities of the United States. Moses built an empire and lived like an emperor. He personally conceived and completed public works costing 27 billion dollars--the greatest builder America (and probably the world) has ever known. Without ever having been elected to office, he dominated the men who were--even his most bitter enemy, Franklin D. Roosevelt, could not control him--until he finally encountered, in Nelson Rockefeller, the only man whose power (and ruthlessness in wielding it) equalled his own. Signed by author.

Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Fine. Inscribed Copy of Robert Caro's Pulitzer Prize winning biography of Robert Moses, the powerful New York public works czar for many decades of the 20th century. A major non-fiction title of the post World War II era with its singular portrait of the byzantine and profoundly consequential politics of urban planning and urban development and with Caro's masterful execution of the art of biography via his signature blend of peerless research and engrossing storytelling. Inscribed by Robert Caro to a New York City area library on the title page. Caro participated in a multi-author event at the library in August 2024 and this copy was later marketed by the library friends. Black cloth, 1,246 pages + index, illustrated. A 2024 Printing. No sign of previous use. Signed by Author(s).

hardcover. Etat : Fair. First Edition. FIRST EDITION, inscribed: "To Barbara and Fred, Robert A. Caro", on the half-title. Original black cloth stamped in gilt; dust-jacket. Pulitzer prize winner. Water damage along the top edge of the book (some light ruffling). ix, 1246, xxxiv pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm. Signed.

Hardcover. Etat : Like New. FIRST THUS. First Edition Thus, First Printing (Francis Parkman Prize Edition). Published by Francis Parkman Prize/History Book Club, 2006. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is like new. Dust jacket is like new. An excellent copy of this landmark biographical title from Caro.100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDEDVery good in very good dust jacket. The History Book Club edition, 2006.

first edition, 1974. in 1,336 pages, caro unravels the life of the indefatigable robert moses, whose shadow loomed large over the construction and politics of 20th-century new york city. moses wielded immense power, orchestrating vast urban projects that shaped the metropolisbridges, highways, and public worksoften at the expense of the very communities he professed to serve. caro's account reveals not only the ruthless ambition of a man and the workings of power, untouched by the "common checks" of democracy. a pulitzer prize winner. new york: alfred a. knopf. isbn: 0-394-48076-7. 1245 pages. 9.85 x 6.75". hardcover. bound in cloth-covered boards. book condition: damp staining to block, staining to edges, gentle rubbing to boards. good++. jacket condition: toning throughout, bumping to edges, closed-tears and creased to panels. unclipped($17.95).

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First edition. 4to; 1246 pp.; illustrated. Owner's inscription; else a very good copy in a price-clipped dust jacket with a closed tear to the front panel. slight fading to spine, and light wear to top edge. An important book on New York City and its urban renewal, planning, and urbanism; perhaps the most important book about the city published in the 20th century.