Flint, Anthony, 1962-

Wrestling with Moses : how Jane Jacobs took on New York's master builder and transformed the American city / Anthony Flint. - 1st ed. - New York : Random House, 2009. - 231 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : anarchy and order -- The girl from Scranton -- The master builder -- The battle of Washington Square Park -- Urban renewal in Greenwich village -- The lower Manhattan expressway -- Epilogue : separate ways.

9781400066742 1400066743 9780812981360

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Jacobs, Jane, 1916-2006.
Moses, Robert, 1888-1981.


City planners--Biography.
City planners--History--New York (State)--New York--20th century.


New York (N.Y.)--History--20th century.

HT168 .N5 / F55 2009