Roberta Brandes Gratz: 2 books
The Battle for Gotham
New York in the Shadow of Robert Moses and Jane Jacobs
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2010
In the 1970s, New York City hit rock bottom. Crime was at its highest, the middle class exodus was in high gear, and bankruptcy loomed. Many people credit New York's master builder” Robert Moses with turning Gotham around, despite his brutal, undemocratic. and demolition-heavy ways.
Urban...
We're Still Here Ya Bastards
How the People of New Orleans Rebuilt Their City
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2015
The aftermath of Hurricane Katrina is one of the darkest chapters in American history. The storm caused unprecedented destruction, and a toxic combination of government neglect and socioeconomic inequality turned a crisis into a tragedy. But among the rubble, there is hope.
We're Still Here...