Main entry:

Mackay, Donald A., author, illustrator.

Title & Author:

The building of Manhattan / by Donald A. Mackay ; illustrated by the author.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication:

Description:

viii, 150 pages : illustrations, maps ; 31 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-150).
Introduction -- In the beginning -- The Manhattan Indians -- And then the Dutch came -- Wood, stone, and brick -- Fort Amsterdam / Stuyvesant surrenders -- 1664 : New Amsterdam is now New York -- Colonial New York : 1664-1783 -- Mechanicks, slaves, and apprentices -- Capital of the new nation : 1785-1790 -- 1811 : A plan for growth -- Population pressures : 1811-1850 -- The cast-iron building -- The "safety hoister" raises the roof -- The wonder of the imagination -- The skill of the engineer -- The Iron Skeleton / "An iron bridge truss stood on end" -- 1850 to 1900 -- The Flatiron Building : 1901 -- The Woolworth Building : 1913 -- Boom and bust : 1900-1930 -- The Empire State Building : 1930-1931 -- The riveter : $1.92 plus half a cent an hour -- The Derrick -- Courage... skill... and preparation -- Midtown Manhattan... Rockefeller Center : 1931 -- Out of the Depression : 1930-1965 -- Downtown Manhattan... The World Trade Center : 1966-1971 -- Keeping the Hudson River out -- A problem in levitation / Carrying the weight -- A city within the city -- Zoning : an attempt to set rational limits -- The architect : concept and detail / The City's vital services -- The busy underground -- The Subway -- Water fit to drink -- Electricity... lifeline of the City -- Steam -- Gas -- Telephone / And Empire City subway -- Sewage -- Going... going -- ...Gone -- Test borings / And drilling rock -- The power of compressed air -- The excavators -- Dynamite! -- Stand clear! / Hard hats -- Who does what at a construction site / The surveyor -- Shoring up the outer walls -- The foundation / Digging in Lower Manhattan -- Bull's liver and other problems -- As the city builds -- Concrete -- The reinforced concrete skyscraper -- From liquid mass to hardened solid -- Salamanders -- The big cranes -- Tower cranes -- Assembling a tower crane / Raising the crane's height -- Private places / Public spaces -- Steel -- Steel / And ironworkers -- Look out below! / Spud wrenches -- From beam / To beam -- The welder / The floors take shape -- The outer skin -- Trades and unions -- Up and down... at 20 miles an hour -- Skyscraper stress -- Acrophobia... fear of heights -- The sounds of the City -- Topping out -- Acknowledgements -- Sources.
Also issued online.

Summary:

How was Manhattan constructed, from the early Dutch settlements to modern skyscrapers and office buildings? The precise line drawings and clearly written text in this book provide detailed information on exactly how Manhattan developed above ground - intricate construction techniques such as excavating a site, elevating the floors of a skyscraper and putting together a massive crane section by section are carefully explained; and below, how the sewers, subways, and water lines were laid, how the telephone and electrical cables were installed.

ISBN:

0060157887
9780060157883
(pbk.)
0060962688

Subject:

Building New York (State) New York.
Public works New York (State) New York History.
Building New York (N.Y.) History.
Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) Public works History.
Construction New York (État) New York.
Travaux publics New York (État) New York Histoire.
Building
Buildings
Public works
Bauwesen
Geschichte
Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) History.
New York (N.Y.) Buildings, structures, etc. History.
New York (N.Y.) Buildings, structures, etc. Pictorial works.
New York (State) New York
New York (State) New York Manhattan
New York- Manhattan

Form/genre:

illustrated books.
Illustrated works
History
Pictorial works
Ouvrages illustrés.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 32910
Call No.: ID:88-B455
Status: Available