5/19/2023 0 Comments The power broker by robert a caro![]() The Dodgers and Giants episode, significant though it is in a sports history context, merited a scant paragraph in Robert A. A certain amount of civic cooperation was necessary, but Moses-no baseball fan-stubbornly refused both teams fled west. Neither wanted to go, but they needed new stadiums. I first came across Moses’ name a few years ago when reading about the departure of the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants for California in 1958. He liked to say he was the man who got things done, and a largely adoring media repeated that theme countless times. ![]() It was challenging and yet invigorating to learn about Robert Moses, the master builder of New York City (and, indeed, much of New York State) between 1924 and his forced retirement in 1968. In mid-June, I took a deep breath and plunged into this 1,200-page bio. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |