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The power broker : (Record no. 212913)
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| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER | |
| control field | 2688559 |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20241112170212.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 750320t19751974nyuaf b 001 0beng |
| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER | |
| LC control number | 75009557 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 0394720245 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780394720241 (Paperback) |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | DLC |
| Transcribing agency | DLC |
| Modifying agency | DLC |
| 043 ## - GEOGRAPHIC AREA CODE | |
| Geographic area code | n-us-ny |
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| -- | NA9085.M68 |
| -- | C37 1975 |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 974.7 |
| -- | B |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Caro, Robert A. |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The power broker : |
| Remainder of title | Robert Moses and the fall of New York / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | Robert A. Caro. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | New York : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Vintage Books, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 1975, c1974. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 1246, xxxiv p., [25] leaves of plates : |
| Other physical details | ill. ; |
| Dimensions | 24 cm. |
| 365 ## - TRADE PRICE | |
| Price amount | Rs. 1999.00 |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Includes index. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc. note | Bibliography: p. [1173]-1177. |
| 505 ## - Contents | |
| Contents | INTRODUCTION: WAIT UNTIL THE EVENING -- <br/>PART I: THE IDEALIST -- <br/>1. Line of Succession -- <br/>2. Robert Moses at Yale -- <br/>3. Home Away from Home -- <br/>PART II: THE REFORMER -- <br/>4. Burning -- <br/>5. Age of Optimism -- <br/>PART III: THE RISE TO POWER -- <br/>6. Curriculum Changes -- <br/>7. Change in Major -- <br/>8. The Taste of Power -- <br/>9. A Dream -- <br/>10. The Best Bill Drafter in Albany -- <br/>PART IV: THE USE OF POWER -- <br/>11. The Majesty of the Law -- <br/>12. Robert Moses and the Creature of the Machine -- <br/>13. Driving -- <br/>14. Changing -- <br/>15. Curator of Cauliflowers -- <br/>16. The Featherduster -- <br/>17. The Mother of Accommodation -- <br/>18. New York City Before Robert Moses -- <br/>19. To Power in the City -- <br/>20. One Year -- <br/>21. The Candidate -- <br/>22. Order Number 129 -- <br/>23. In the Saddle -- <br/>24. Driving -- <br/>PART V: THE LOVE OF POWER -- <br/>25. Changing -- 26. Two Brothers -- <br/>27. Changing -- <br/>28. The Warp on the Loom -- <br/>PART VI: THE LUST FOR POWER -- <br/>29. "And When the Last Law Was Down..." -- <br/>30. Revenge -- <br/>31. Monopoly -- <br/>32. Quid Pro Quo -- <br/>33. Leading Out the Regiment -- <br/>34. Moses and the Mayors -- <br/>35. "RM" -- <br/>36. The Meat Ax -- <br/>37. One Mile -- <br/>38. One Mile (Afterward) -- <br/>39. The Highwayman -- <br/>40. Point of No Return -- <br/>PART VII: THE LOSS OF POWER -- <br/>41. Rumors and the Report of Rumors -- <br/>42. Tavern in the Town -- <br/>43. Late Arrival -- <br/>44. Mustache and the Bard -- <br/>45. Off to the Fair -- <br/>46. Nelson -- <br/>47. The Great Fair -- <br/>48. Old Lion, Young Mayor -- <br/>49. The Last Stand -- <br/>50. Old -- <br/>Notes -- <br/>Index. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | For the sheer magnitude, depth and authority of its revelations, The Power Broker stands alone---a huge and galvanizing biography revealing not only the virtually unknown saga of one man's incredible accumulation of power, but the hidden story of the shaping (and mis-shaping) of New York through the past half-century ... |
| 600 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Moses, Robert, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1888-1981. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Moses, Robert,—1888-1981; Politics and government; New York (State)—New York; History 1898-1951 |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Koha item type | BOOKs |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Materials specified (bound volume or other part) | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Total Checkouts | Total Renewals | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Date last checked out | Price effective from | Koha item type | Public note |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | PB | NLS | NLS | General Stacks | 12/11/2024 | Purchased - Amazon.in | 1999.00 | 1 | 4 | 974.7 CAR | 39889 | 22/09/2025 | 23/11/2024 | 12/11/2024 | BOOKs | Recommended by Prof. Dr. Arun K Thiruvengadam |