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Description edit
The story of Robert Moses, who shaped the politics, the physical structure and even the problems of urban decline in New York.
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
People edit
- Robert Moses: Public employee in New York City.
- Al Smith: Add a description of this character.
- Fiorello La Guardia
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Robert F. Wagner
- Paul Moses
- William O'Dwyer
- Harold Ickes
- John Lindsay
- Gleason
- Shanahan
- Sid Shapiro
- Mary
- Ronan
- Impellitteri
- Bella
- Haddad
- Wilcox
- Stanley Isaacs
- Papp
- Seabury
- Finkelstein
- Windels
- Mrs. Moskowitz
- Orton
- Randall
- Walker
- Madigan
- Mcgoldrick
- Exton
- Kahn
- Spargo
- Rockefeller
- Thomas E. Dewey
- Mrs. Sulzberger
- Harriman
- Lyons
- Weinberg
- Van Wyck
- Davison
Setting & Locations edit
- New York City
- Long Island Rail Road
- Tammany Hall
- Albany
- Manhattantown
- City Hall
- East Tremont
- Brooklyn-battery Tunnel
- America
- Queens
- Harlem River
- Washington
- United States
- Riverside Park
- Babylon
- Central Park West
- Nassau
- Suffolk
- East River
- City Club
- Fair
- Singstad
- Moscow
- Henry Hudson Bridge
- New Jersey
- West Side Improvement
- Staten Island
- Lower East Side
- Westchester
- Riverdale
- Spuyten Duyvil
- Long Island Expressway
- Manhattan Island
- Bronx
- Lower Manhattan
- Broadway
- Triborough Bridge
- Europe
- South Shore
- Long Island State Park Commission
First Sentence edit
ROBERT MOSES was born on December 18, 1888.
Series & Lists edit
This book is in TIME Magazine's All-TIME 100 Best Nonfiction Books. (authoritative list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Robert A. Caro (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1974
ISBN: 0394480767
Page Count: 1336
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1974
ISBN: 0394480767
Page Count: 1336
Awards edit
- Pulitzer Prize (1974: Biography or Autobiography)
- Francis Parkman Prize (1975)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: NA9085 .M68 C37
- Dewey: 974.7040924
Subjects edit
- Books › History › Americas › United States › State & Local › New York
- Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Sociology › Urban
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Leaders & Notable People › Political
- Books › Business & Investing › Small Business & Entrepreneurship › Entrepreneurship
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Professionals & Academics › Business
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Historical › United States
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