A Century of Subways: Celebrating 100 Years of New York's Underground Railways
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| Rating | : | 4.89 (527 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0823222934 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 388 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-04-23 |
| Language | : | English |
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He lives in Bluffton, SC.. CUDAHY's books include Around Manhattan Island: And Other Maritime Tales ofNew York and A Century of Subways: Celebrating 100 Years of New York's Underground Railways (both Fordham). BRIAN J
"An impressively informative work A Century of Subwary tells of the amazing and critically important history of subway systems as a remarkable technological achievement in mass transportation which is legendary for its practicality."
Mark D. Rosenzweig said Best for train, not New York City, buffs. Don't be misled by the title into thinking that this book is mainly about the history of the NYC subway system. While the genesis of the NYC subway is covered, particularly the first IRT line, it forms only a modest part of the book, which also describes the start of the Boston, London, Glasgow and other subways, and the development of the commuter rail network into . Who better than Brian Cudahy? New York's subway system has been written about, painted, painted on, talked about, griped about, even sung about. (Don't sleep on the subway, darling) There are a fair number of books about it, most of them are technical. And the technical achievements of the subways system are amazing.But only Brian Cudahy can write with the excitement and enthusiasm for this compl. Midwest Book Review said An aptly and extensively researched tribute. An impressively informative work by transportation historian Brian J. Cudahy, A Century Of Subways: Celebrating 100 Years Of New York's Underground Railways tells of the amazing and critically important history of subway systems as a remarkable technological achievement in mass transportation which legendary for its practicality. A grand presentation that takes the r
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.. Brian Cudahy offers a fascinating tribute to the world the subway created