Robert Caro Biography

In the years leading up to the publication of The Power Broker, Robert Caro was nearly out of time and money. His wife, Ina, sold their home to help him finish the book. For seven years, Caro had poured himself into uncovering the truth behind Robert Moses's control over New York City—a truth that revealed not only how one man reshaped the city but how power, when unchecked, can destroy lives and communities. This moment set the stage for Caro’s lifelong quest to understand the inner workin...