The New York City Subway System (Building America: Then and Now)
Author | : | |
Rating | : | 4.13 (856 Votes) |
Asin | : | 1604130466 |
Format Type | : | paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 136 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2014-02-17 |
Language | : | English |
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John P. Rooney said Light Entertainment. "The New York City Subway System" by Ronald A. Reis. Chelsea House Publishing, "Light Entertainment" according to John P. Rooney. "The New York City Subway System" by Ronald A. Reis. Chelsea House Publishing, 2009.This is a slim little book, some 1Light Entertainment "The New York City Subway System" by Ronald A. Reis. Chelsea House Publishing, 2009.This is a slim little book, some 136 pages long, that was written at some distance from the New York City Subway System, by a Californian. The book is a concise little history of the New York Subways; the book draws heavily from material that is generally available on the WEB. I doubt that the author consistently rode the subway s during rush hour.The book is in chronological order, beginning with the initial construc. 6 pages long, that was written at some distance from the New York City Subway System, by a Californian. The book is a concise little history of the New York Subways; the book draws heavily from material that is generally available on the WEB. I doubt that the author consistently rode the subway s during rush hour.The book is in chronological order, beginning with the initial construc. 009.This is a slim little book, some 1Light Entertainment "The New York City Subway System" by Ronald A. Reis. Chelsea House Publishing, 2009.This is a slim little book, some 136 pages long, that was written at some distance from the New York City Subway System, by a Californian. The book is a concise little history of the New York Subways; the book draws heavily from material that is generally available on the WEB. I doubt that the author consistently rode the subway s during rush hour.The book is in chronological order, beginning with the initial construc. 6 pages long, that was written at some distance from the New York City Subway System, by a Californian. The book is a concise little history of the New York Subways; the book draws heavily from material that is generally available on the WEB. I doubt that the author consistently rode the subway s during rush hour.The book is in chronological order, beginning with the initial construc
Reis has written young adult biographies of Eugenie Clark, Jonas Salk, Mickey Mantle, and Ted Williams, as well as books on the Dust Bowl, the Empire State Building, African Americans and the Civil War, and the World Trade Organization, all for Chelsea House. He is the technology department chair at Los Angeles Valley College. . Ronald A
"tightly focused, offering a detailed picture of the construction of the projects by concentrating on the people who were involvedMiddle schoolers will find plenty of historyattractive choices for reading assignments." -School Library Journal"
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.