| A Century of Subways: Celebrating 100 Years of New York's Underground Railways Contributor(s): Cudahy, Brian J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0823222934 ISBN-13: 9780823222933 Publisher: Fordham University Press OUR PRICE: $37.05 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2004 Annotation: One hundred years after the first new electric trains pulled out of New York's City Hall station on October 24, 1904, Cudahy offers this fascinating tribute to the world the subway created, sharing five carefully linked tales to create a vivid sense of this achievement. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Transportation | Railroads - History - History | United States - State & Local - Middle Atlantic (dc, De, Md, Nj, Ny, Pa) |
| Dewey: 388.428 |
| LCCN: 2003017034 |
| Physical Information: 0.95" H x 6.06" W x 9.08" (1.37 lbs) 388 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic - Cultural Region - Northeast U.S. - Geographic Orientation - New York - Locality - New York, N.Y. |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Cudahy, Brian J.: - Brian J. Cudahy's books include Around Manhattan Island: And Other Maritime Tales of New York and A Century of Subways: Celebrating 100 Years of New York's Underground Railways (both Fordham). He lives in Bluffton, SC. |