Florman, Samuel C.
Good guys, wise guys, and putting up buildings : a life in construction / Samuel C. Florman. - 1st ed. - New York : Thomas Dunne Books, 2012. - 342 p. ; 22 cm.
Includes index.
"Starting in the Navy Seabees at the end of WWII, Samuel C. Florman made his way as a general contractor in New York City through the period of explosive development, private exuberance and the historic growth of publicly supported housing--all amidst the rise of the notorious Mafia families, and evolution of the Civil Rights Movement. His storied career brought him into contact with a variety of personalities: politicians and civil servants, developers and technocrats, saintly do-gooders, and corrupt rapscallions. Along with the rousing adventures there were satisfactions of a different sort: the enchantment of seeing architecture made real; the pride of creating housing, hospitals, schools, places of worship--shelter for the body and nourishment for the spirit"-- Provided by publisher.
9780312641672
Civil engineers --United States --Biography.
Contractors --United States --Biography.
Construction industry --History.--New York (State) --New York
TH140 / .F59 A3 2012
Good guys, wise guys, and putting up buildings : a life in construction / Samuel C. Florman. - 1st ed. - New York : Thomas Dunne Books, 2012. - 342 p. ; 22 cm.
Includes index.
"Starting in the Navy Seabees at the end of WWII, Samuel C. Florman made his way as a general contractor in New York City through the period of explosive development, private exuberance and the historic growth of publicly supported housing--all amidst the rise of the notorious Mafia families, and evolution of the Civil Rights Movement. His storied career brought him into contact with a variety of personalities: politicians and civil servants, developers and technocrats, saintly do-gooders, and corrupt rapscallions. Along with the rousing adventures there were satisfactions of a different sort: the enchantment of seeing architecture made real; the pride of creating housing, hospitals, schools, places of worship--shelter for the body and nourishment for the spirit"-- Provided by publisher.
9780312641672
Civil engineers --United States --Biography.
Contractors --United States --Biography.
Construction industry --History.--New York (State) --New York
TH140 / .F59 A3 2012