Question

In 1991, Sidney Blumenthal criticized this writer for romanticizing a figure he claimed was surrounded by “creatures of the ‘Three B’s’ (beefsteak, bourbon, and blondes).” The 2022 documentary Turn Every Page (10[1])details this writer’s relationship with his semicolon-averse (10[1])publisher Robert Gottlieb. This writer borrowed from the Iliad’s (-5[1])“Catalog (10[1])of Ships” for the introduction of a book which also (10[1])dedicates a chapter to a politician nicknamed “Feather Duster.” (10[1])This writer tracked down the judge Luis Salas (10[1])to get proof that ballots were stolen (10[1])during the Box 13 scandal. (10[1])A (10[1])Pulitzer (10[1])Prize-winning book (-5[1])by this writer alleged that its subject (10[1])intended to prevent minorities from accessing (-5[1])Jones (10[1])Beach (10[2])by (10[1])building low-clearance (10[1])bridges. For 10 points, name (10[1])this (-5[1])writer of The Years of Lyndon Johnson who profiled Robert Moses (10[2])in The Power (10[1]0[1])Broker. ■END■ (10[1]0[1])

ANSWER: Robert Caro [Robert Allan Caro] (Sidney Blumenthal attacked Caro’s portrayal of Coke Stevenson. “Feather Duster” was a nickname for FDR, whom Robert Moses frequently clashed with.)
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2025 ACF Nationals04/19/2025Y2488%0%17%90.43

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