Tunneling to the future : the story of the great subway expansion that saved New York / Peter Derrick.

Main entry:

Derrick, Peter, 1944-

Title & Author:

Tunneling to the future : the story of the great subway expansion that saved New York / Peter Derrick.

Publication:

Description:

xii, 442 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Notes:
"History of New York City Project"--Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 405-422) and index.
Never enough : the beginnings of rapid transit in New York -- Deadlock over more subways, 1902-1909 -- Rapid transit to save New York -- Stumbling toward a solution -- Dual system of rapid transit -- Battle over financing the dual system -- Impact of the dual system.

Summary:

The Dual System of Rapid Transit set the pattern for growth in New York City for decades to come and helped provide millions of families with abetter quality of life.

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Publisher description

ISBN:

0814719104 (cloth ; acid-free paper)
9780814719107 (cloth ; acid-free paper)
0814719546
9780814719541

Subject:

Metropolitan Museum of Art
Subways New York (State) New York History.
Métros New York (État) New York Histoire.
Subways
Geschichte
Untergrundbahn
Tunnelbau
Ondergrondse spoorwegen.
Subways New York (State) New York.
New York (State) New York
New York
New York <Staat>

Form/genre:

History

Added entries:

History of New York City Project.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 215161
Call No.: HE4491.N7 D4 2001
Status: Available

Location: Library main 215160
Call No.: HE4491.N7 D4 2001
Status: Available

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