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Wrestling With Moses Wrestling With Moses (2009)

by Anthony Flint(Favorite Author)

3.75 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

1588368629 (ISBN13: 9781588368621)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Random House

review 1: I really appreciated this book for painting both portraits. I've always and only heard bad things about Moses, and there's plenty to be said on that point, but never knew of his involvement with state and city parks, swimming pools, etc. And I've heard so many good things about Jacobs, but it was sort of refreshing to hear that she was a piece of a broad organizing movement and in every case mentioned in the book, joined a pre-existing network of fighters. An easy read that definitely felt like an intro to a larger reading topic, both in terms of Moses/Jacobs bios, and in terms of urban renewal.
review 2: This book is a great introduction to Jacobs: her life before, during, and after her most popular battle with "the establishment" and the reasons she penned "D... moreeath and Life of Great American Cities". (Which is now on my reading list.) Many consider her to be libertarian, many conservative, some liberal - but I believe she was simply focused on fighting for what she believed to be the best human living conditions possible...in the heart of a vibrant urban neighborhood. less

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