722 Miles: The Building of the Subways and How They Transformed New York

Clifton Hood

ISBN 10: 0801852447 / ISBN 13: 9780801852442

Edité par Johns Hopkins Univ. Press, 1995

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Synopsis :

As the population of New York - and specifically Manhattan - grew throughout the 19th century, boundaries grew strained and surface transportation increasingly difficult. However, through the vision and financial backing of a handful of wealthy investors, by the early part of the 20th-century New Yorkers were living in the outlying boroughs of The Bronx, Queens and Brooklyn, and commuting across the rivers into Manhattan on a system of public transportation that in scope is still unrivalled. In this text Clifton Hood traces the history of the New York City subway system - the planners and powerbrokers, the politics and the economics that surrounded the enterprise.

À propos de l?auteur: Clifton Hoodis assistant professor of history at Hobart and William Smith Colleges in Geneva, New York. He was formerly a curator of the LaGuardia Archives at LaGuardia College, City University of New York.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : 722 Miles: The Building of the Subways and ...
Éditeur : Johns Hopkins Univ. Press
Date d'édition : 1995
Reliure : Paperback
Illustrateur : Illus. With Photos
Etat : Very Good
Etat de la jaquette : No Jacket