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1) The race underground: Boston, New York, and the incredible rivalry that built America's first subway
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English
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"In the late nineteenth century, as cities like Boston and New York grew larger, the streets became increasingly clogged with horse-drawn carts. When the great blizzard of 1888 brought New York City to a halt, a solution had to be found. Two brothers--Henry Melville Whitney of Boston and William Collins Whitney of New York City--pursued the dream of his city being the first American metropolis to have a subway and the great race was on. The competition...
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Publisher
Schiffer Publishing, Ltd
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
208 p. : col. ill. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Tod Lange, artist and subway archivist, presents more than 150 images of his favorite train lines, graffiti painted cars, stations, subway yards, and work equipment that defined one of New York's bygone eras. -- Publisher's description.
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Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
96 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm.
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English
Description
In 1869, Alfred Beach wanted to build America's first air-powered railway below New York City, but Boss Tweed, powerful politician and notorious crook, opposed. Working under night cover, Beach and his crew carved a three-hundred-foot tunnel beneath a department store. Before long, the project was discovered and the public raved about its potential. But no further tunnels were ever built. What happened to Beach's railway, and where is it now?
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Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications Company
Pub. Date
c2003
Physical Desc
80 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
Traces the history of the underground transportation system in New York City, discussing the politics involved, how it was financed, the men who built it, and the construction techniques.
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Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
xiv, 365 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"From the creator of the popular instagram account Subway Book Review comes a collection of over 150 of the most fascinating and inspiring stories from strangers on the subway--a glorious document of who we are, where we're going, and the stories that unite us"-- Provided by publisher.
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Publisher
Columbia University Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
xi, 297 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Nicknamed the International Express, the New York City Transit Authority 7 subway line runs through a highly diverse series of ethnic and immigrant neighborhoods in Queens. People from Andean South America, Central America, China, India, Italy, Korea, Mexico, Pakistan, Poland, Romania, and Vietnam, as well as residents of a number of gentrifying blue-collar and industrial neighborhoods, fill the busy streets around the stations. The 7 train is a microcosm...
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