After writing a series of stories about a bridge proposal backed by Robert Moses, a long-serving state bureaucrat, Caro realized how powerful Moses was and decided to write his biography. He knew it was an ambitious project. Moses had been shaping New York City for more than forty years and had built more megaprojects than any other person in history. He was also secretive, preferring to stay far from public view. Still, Caro was fairly confident that he could complete his book in nine months and certain that he would finish within a year.[2]
