New York's Secret Subway: The Underground Genius of Alfred Beach and the Origins of Mass Transit - Hardcover
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Island PressISBN-13:9781642833652ISBN-10:1642833657UPC:9781642833652Book Category:Transportation, Architecture, HistoryBook Subcategory:Public Transportation, Urban & Land Use Planning, United StatesSize:8.60 x 6.00 x 1.00 inchesWeight:1.1508Product ID:SCB8A7FNNX
In the nineteenth century, Manhattan's streets were so choked with pedestrians, horses, vehicles, and vendors that a trip from City Hall to Central Park could take hours. Alfred Beach had the perfect solution: build a giant pneumatic tube underneath Broadway from the Battery to Harlem. Air pressure would shoot passengers up and down the island in clean, quiet carriages. But Beach was up against...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Island PressISBN-13:9781642833652ISBN-10:1642833657UPC:9781642833652Book Category:Transportation, Architecture, HistoryBook Subcategory:Public Transportation, Urban & Land Use Planning, United StatesSize:8.60 x 6.00 x 1.00 inchesWeight:1.1508Product ID:SCB8A7FNNX
Matthew Algeo is an award-winning journalist and author. He has reported from four continents for NPR News and written for major publications including the Atlantic, New York Times, and Washington Post. He is the author of eight books, including Harry Truman's Excellent Adventure: The True Story of a Great American Road Trip, which Christopher Buckley called "utterly likable," and the Washington...
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