Fb2 A Century of Subways: Celebrating 100 Years of New York's Underground Railways ePub
by Brian J. Cudahy
Category: | Americas |
Subcategory: | History books |
Author: | Brian J. Cudahy |
ISBN: | 0823222926 |
ISBN13: | 978-0823222926 |
Language: | English |
Publisher: | Fordham University Press; 1 edition (October 29, 2003) |
Pages: | 388 |
Fb2 eBook: | 1448 kb |
ePub eBook: | 1547 kb |
Digital formats: | lrf mobi doc txt |
Brian Cudahy offers a fascinating tribute to the world the subway created.
Brian Cudahy offers a fascinating tribute to the world the subway created. Taking a fresh look at one of the marvels of the 20th century.
On October 27, 2004, when the New York Subway celebrates its centenary, the system will encompass . A Century of Subways is not a single narrative story
On October 27, 2004, when the New York Subway celebrates its centenary, the system will encompass 247 miles, and passengers will be able to board trains at 468 different stations. Mere growth, however it is measured, is not the principal accomplishment that characterizes the first hundred years of subway service in New York. A Century of Subways is not a single narrative story. Rather, in an effort to present a sense of the context within which New York’s mass-transit achievement in 1904 should be appreciated and understood, it is a collection of five separate and different stories.
Brian J. Cudahy’s books include Around Manhattan Island: And Other Maritime Tales of New York and A Century . A CENTURY OF SUBWAYS is a fun and educational book. Its tone is miles away from his sober, but equally fascinating book, THE MALBONE STREET WRECK.
He lives in Bluffton, SC. Product details. While this disaster was waiting to happen in 1918, Cudahy, in A CENTURY OF SUBWAYS, savors the joyful moments of 1904. Rocco Dormarunno, author of THE FIVE POINTS CONCLUDED. New York simply would not be possible without its subways.
Brian Cudahy offers a fascinating tribute to the world the subway created. Taking a fresh look at one of the marvels of the 20th century, Cudahy creates a vivid sense of this extraordinary achievementhow the city was transformed once New Yorkers started riding in a hole in the ground. The story begins before 1904. He lives in Bluffton, SC.
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Cudahy, Brian J. Note: New York: Fordham University Press, 2003. Subject: Subways - New York (State) - New York - History. Subject: Railroads - New York (State) - New York - History.
Brian Cudahy offers a fascinating tribute to the world the subway created
Brian Cudahy offers a fascinating tribute to the world the subway created. Taking a fresh look at one of the marvels of the 20th century, Cudahy creates a vivid sense of this extraordinary achievement-how the city was transformed once New Yorkers started riding in a hole in the ground. No current Talk conversations about this book.
Taking a fresh look at one of the marvels of the 20th century, Cudahy .
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