Conquering Gotham

Conquering Gotham
Author: Jill Jonnes
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 396
Release: 2007
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 9780670031580


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Traces the epic story of the struggle to build Penn Station, describing how the nation's most powerful railroad tackled Tammany Hall corruption and the forces of nature to create a tunnel system linking Manhattan, New Jersey, and Long Island.


Conquering Gotham
Language: en
Pages: 396
Authors: Jill Jonnes
Categories: Transportation
Type: BOOK - Published: 2007 - Publisher: Penguin

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Traces the epic story of the struggle to build Penn Station, describing how the nation's most powerful railroad tackled Tammany Hall corruption and the forces o
Conquering Gotham
Language: en
Pages: 368
Authors: Jill Jonnes
Categories: Historic buildings
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"Superb. [A] first-rate narrative" (The Wall Street Journal) about the controversial construction of New York's beloved original Penn Station and its tunnels As
Conquering Gotham
Language: en
Pages: 0
Authors: Jill Jonnes
Categories: Architecture
Type: BOOK - Published: 2008-03-25 - Publisher: Penguin Books

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“Superb. [A] first-rate narrative” (The Wall Street Journal) about the controversial construction of New York’s beloved original Penn Station and its tunn
Conquering Gotham: A Gilded Age Epic
Language: en
Pages: 368
Authors: Jill Jonnes
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As the 19th cent. ends, PA Railroad pres. Alexander Cassatt seeks some way -- other than fleets of ferries from N.J. -- to bring the PRR¿s millions of passenge
Conquering Gotham
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Pages: 368
Authors: Jill Jonnes
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2006 - Publisher:

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