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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
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: September 2004
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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" L (1.37 lbs) 388 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic
- Cultural Region - Northeast U.S.
- Geographic Orientation - New York
- Locality - New York, N.Y.
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
Review Citations: Scitech Book News 12/01/2004 pg. 143
 
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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.
 
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