The Power Broker

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The Power Broker

Robert A. Caro

Biography & Memoir

Jul 31, 2018

The Power Broker—in its scope, energy, and achievement—possesses the monumental dimensions its subject deserves. That’s saying a lot, for Robert Moses was for a good portion of the twentieth century the most powerful man in the economic capital of the world. From the 1930s to the 1970s, he shaped the physical destiny of New York City and its suburbs. He was the greatest builder America has ever known, constructing public works—bridges, dams, beaches, parks, roads, housing—on an unprecedented scale. Without the benefit of elective office, Moses built an empire whose reach and resources were longer and deeper than that of most legislative and governmental bodies, and he ruled it as an autocrat. Caro tells this extraordinary human and political story with a special sensitivity to the ways and means of power, which Moses amassed, wielded, and corrupted in ways both brilliant and brutal.

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Gail Fitzpatrick

Dec 2, 2018

I had no interest in Robert Moses when I began this book - only began reading because of my love for Robert Caro - found it absolutely fascinating.

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Bill Vamvas

Oct 15, 2019

Could not put this down. The story of Robert Moses is an excellent example of government power run amok.

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