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Conquering Gotham : A Gilded Age Epic - The Construction of Penn Station and Its Tunnels by Jill Jonnes (2007, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Publishing Group
ISBN-100670031585
ISBN-139780670031580
eBay Product ID (ePID)57162503
Product Key Features
Book TitleConquering Gotham : a Gilded Age Epic-The Construction of Penn Station and Its Tunnels
Number of Pages384 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2007
TopicRailroads / General, United States / 20th Century, United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, De, Md, NJ, NY, Pa), Railroads / History, United States / Northeast / Middle Atlantic (NJ, NY, Pa)
IllustratorYes
GenreTravel, Transportation, History
AuthorJill Jonnes
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.3 in
Item Weight20.5 Oz
Item Length9.4 in
Item Width6.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2006-050171
Dewey Edition22
Grade FromTwelfth Grade
Grade ToUP
Dewey Decimal385.3/14097471
SynopsisThe epic story of the struggle to connect New York City to the rest of the nation The demolition of Penn Station in 1963 destroyed not just a soaring neoclassical edifice, but also a building that commemorated one of the last centurys great engineering featsthe construction of railroad tunnels into New York City. Now, in this gripping narrative, Jill Jonnes tells this fascinating storya high-stakes drama that pitted the money and will of the nations mightiest railroad against the corruption of Tammany Hall, the unruly forces of nature, and the machinations of labor agitators. In 1901, the president of the Pennsylvania Railroad, Alexander Cassatt, determined that it was technically feasible to build a system of tunnels connecting Manhattan to New Jersey and Long Island. Confronted by payoff-hungry politicians, brutal underground working conditions, and disastrous blowouts and explosions, it would take him nearly a decade to make Penn Station and its tunnels a reality. Set against the bustling backdrop of Gilded Age New York, "Conquering Gotham" will enthrall fans of David McCulloughs "The Great Bridge" and Ron Chernows "Titan,", In this gripping narrative, Jonnes tells the fascinating story of the struggle to connect New York City to the rest of the nation and the high-stakes drama that pitted the money and will of the nation's mightiest railroad against the machinations of labor agitators., The epic story of the struggle to connect New York City to the rest of the nation The demolition of Penn Station in 1963 destroyed not just a soaring neoclassical edifice, but also a building that commemorated one of the last century’s great engineering feats—the construction of railroad tunnels into New York City. Now, in this gripping narrative, Jill Jonnes tells this fascinating story—a high-stakes drama that pitted the money and will of the nation’s mightiest railroad against the corruption of Tammany Hall, the unruly forces of nature, and the machinations of labor agitators. In 1901, the president of the Pennsylvania Railroad, Alexander Cassatt, determined that it was technically feasible to build a system of tunnels connecting Manhattan to New Jersey and Long Island. Confronted by payoff-hungry politicians, brutal underground working conditions, and disastrous blowouts and explosions, it would take him nearly a decade to make Penn Station and its tunnels a reality. Set against the bustling backdrop of Gilded Age New York, Conquering Gotham will enthrall fans of David McCullough’s The Great Bridge and Ron Chernow’s Titan .
LC Classification NumberTF302.N7J66 2006
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