• The Power Broker: Robert Moses Audiobook

    The Power Broker: Robert Moses Audiobook

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    • Pulitzer Prize-winning biography of Robert Moses, a central figure in shaping 20th-century New York
    • Reveals Moses as the most powerful man in New York City and State, influencing politics and public works
    • Offers insights into historical figures including Alfred E. Smith, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Fiorello La Guardia
    • Chronicles Moses’s rise from an idealistic young man to a dominating power outside the democratic framework
    • Details his dual legacy of creating parks and infrastructure alongside contributing to urban sprawl and public housing failures
    • Describes Moses’s unique governance through the Triborough Authority, operating independently of elected officials
    • Highlights Moses’s 44-year reign in state politics and 34 years in city politics, overseeing $27 billion in public works
    • Examines the eventual downfall of Moses’s reputation and influence by the press and political rivals
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