Moses had learned the lesson of power, & from then on he planned to use it. State Park Commission, which automatically made him a member of the State Council of Parks. Smith appointed Moses president of the L.I. He became Albany's expert in bill-drafting, 'the black art of politics.' Tells about Moses' concentration on parks in Long Island, which was then populated by robber barons. Moses drafted the hundreds of bills necessary to make Smith's reorganization hopes a reality. Tells about the friendship between Smith & Moses. Caros exhaustive work about one of the most politically-powerful men in 20th Century New York (who was never elected to public office) is a page-turner and a classic story of a man acquiring power for powers sake.Many readers and historians have used this book for a primer on how NOT to conduct urban planning. THE POWER BROKER II-IF THE END DOESNT JUSTIFY THE MEANS, WHAT DOES July 21, 1974. Dont be daunted by the length of this book. In that job he learned to value 'practical politics,' so much so that he seemed enthusiastic about embracing methods. Caros bio and get latest news stories and articles. Afterward, however, he was hired by Belle Moskowitz to be chief of staff for Gov.

Until that time Moses was the reformer of reformers, the idealist of idealists. He fought for civil-service reform, but was blocked by Tammany Hall, which eliminated his job in 1918.

in political science at Columbia, & went to work for the Bureau of Municipal Research, & also for Mayor John Mitchel. He was born in New Haven in 1888, & attended Yale & Oxford. ANNALS OF POLITICS about Robert Moses, & his rise to power in N.Y.

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