A behind-thescenes look at an underground miracle
On October 27, 1904, the first section of the most famous subway system in the world was opened for business. Thousands of passengers paid the nickel fare to experience what it was like to ride beneath Broadway and other traffic-clogged city streets from lower Manhattan to the Upper West Side. Here is the story of the daring and demanding construction project that made it possible for the city’s first “straphangers” to travel miles in minutes.
In a lively fact-filled text and incredibly detailed pictures, gifted technical artist David Weitzman brings the mechanics of this incredible public works project to life and captures the can-do spirit of engineers and workers. This is a book for any fan of trains, tunnels, and tracks.
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L'autore:
DAVID WEITZMAN is the author of many books, including The
John Bull: A British Locomotive Comes to America. He lives in
Covelo, California.
Product Description:
Book by Weitzman David
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- EditoreFarrar Straus & Giroux
- Data di pubblicazione2005
- ISBN 10 0374372845
- ISBN 13 9780374372842
- RilegaturaCopertina rigida
- Numero di pagine40
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