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"This is the amazingly deailed biography of Robert Moses, the man responsible for building 20th-century New York City: it's highways, parks, beaches, bridges, and meeting centers. It shows how obsession with power corrupts a frighteningly brilliant and energetic person, causing him to push through his plans at all costs and out of reach of public censure. It is one of the best inside looks at the working of state and municipal government in the U.S. ever written. "
Gretchen Boger, Resident Scholar
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"Robert Moses was a man of great intelligence, imagination, competence and, initially, integrity. As he aids those in elected office he gains power to sculpt New York City and its environs in an increasingly independent manner, ultimately wielding more power than the elected governors and mayors. His contempt for the poor leads him to decisions that do harm to their neighbourhoods, options for recreation, and self-esteem. In remaking New York, he causes great harm."
SGaber, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Political/social rights fight
Yes
Plotlet:
- fighting for social change
- fights between different pol/social groups
Big Business story?
Yes
Business:
- honest businessman gone bad
job/profession:
- politician
Ethnic/Relig. of subject (inside)
- Jew
Gender/Class story?
- story of lower class
Job/profession/poverty story
Yes
Ethnic/regional/gender
Yes
Politician story?
- Politician trying to reform
Subject of Biography
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- engineer
Age:
- long lived adults
Eccentric/Mental
Yes
Eccentric:
- obsessed
Biography of famous person?
Yes
Ethnicity
- Jew
Nationality
- American (!)
How sensitive is this person?
- sensitive to others' feelings
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other people
Physique
- very athletic
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 4 ()
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
City?
Yes
City:
- New York
Century:
- 1930's-1950's
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Book makes you feel?
- in awe
Commentary on society?
Yes
Commentary on
- capitalism
- wicked men
- wicked rich people
Writer's slant towards subject:
- neutral
- somewhat unfavorable
Story of entire life, or part?
- story of nearly entire life
Pictures/Illustrations?
- A few 1-5 B&W
How much dialogue in bio?
- little dialog
How much of bio focuses on most famous period of life?
- 26-50% of book
- 76%-100% of book
How much is philosophy rather than life story?
- 76-100% of book
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