| The New York City Subway System Contributor(s): Reis, Ronald A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1604130466 ISBN-13: 9781604130461 Publisher: Chelsea House Publications
Binding Type: Library Binding Published: April 2009 Annotation: In 1904, New York City's residents celebrated a new era in mass transit with the opening of a nine-mile subway route. In the century to come, the subway would grow to run 24 hours a day, seven days a week, with 6,400 cars, 468 stations, 842 miles of track, and a daily ridership of 4.5 million. Click for more in this series: Building America: Then and Now |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology - General - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - State & Local |
| Dewey: 388.428 |
| LCCN: 2008025550 |
| Age Level: 11-14 |
| Grade Level: 6-9 |
| Series: Building America: Then and Now |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.5" W x 9.3" L (0.90 lbs) 136 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Locality - New York, N.Y. - Geographic Orientation - New York |
| Features: Bibliography, Glossary, Ikids, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents |
| Review Citations: School Library Journal 04/01/2009 pg. 96 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book provides a history of the New York City Subway system from its beginnings at the start of the 20th century to the present day. From one line in 1904, it now operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, with 6,400 cars, 468 stations, 4.5 million daily users and 842 miles of track - a longer distance than New York to Chicago. |
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