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Robert A. Caro & Frank Rich on Power & Corruption

Robert A. Caro & Frank Rich on Power & Corruption

FromLibrary Talks


Robert A. Caro & Frank Rich on Power & Corruption

FromLibrary Talks

ratings:
Length:
47 minutes
Released:
Apr 12, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

We’re bringing you a special talk with Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award-winning author Robert Caro, whose book “The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York” was hailed by Time magazine as one of the hundred top nonfiction books of all time, and is considered one of the most revealing biographies of the 20th century. In this conversation with essayist and columnist Frank Rich, Caro talks about power, corruption, and the men who shaped the urban landscape of modern-day New York City.
Released:
Apr 12, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Feed your brain every Sunday with the best live conversations from The New York Public Library. An eclectic mix of voices and perspectives, Library Talks features your favorite writers and the ones you’ll love next. Hosted by NYPL live event programmer, Aidan Flax-Clark.