Conquering Gotham - 9780143113249
Un libro in lingua di Jill Jonnes edito da Penguin Group USA, 2008
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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 bestselling books like Ron Chernow's Titan and David McCullough's The Great Bridge affirm, readers are fascinated with the grand personalities and schemes that populated New York at the close of the nineteenth century. Conquering Gotham re- creates the riveting struggle waged by the great Pennsylvania Railroad to build Penn Station and the monumental system of tunnels that would connect water-bound Manhattan to the rest of the continent by rail. Historian Jill Jonnes tells a ravishing tale of snarling plutocrats, engineering feats, and backroom politicking packed with the most colorful figures of Gilded Age New York.
As bestselling books like Ron Chernow's Titan and David McCullough's The Great Bridge affirm, readers are fascinated with the grand personalities and schemes that populated New York at the close of the nineteenth century. Conquering Gotham re- creates the riveting struggle waged by the great Pennsylvania Railroad to build Penn Station and the monumental system of tunnels that would connect water-bound Manhattan to the rest of the continent by rail. Historian Jill Jonnes tells a ravishing tale of snarling plutocrats, engineering feats, and backroom politicking packed with the most colorful figures of Gilded Age New York.
Informazioni bibliografiche
- Titolo del Libro in lingua: Conquering Gotham
- Sottotitolo: Building Penn Station and Its Tunnels
- Lingua: English
- Autore: Jill Jonnes
- Editore: Penguin Group USA
- Collana: Penguin Group USA (Paperback)
- Data di Pubblicazione: 25 Marzo '08
- Genere: TRANSPORTATION
- Argomenti : Tunneling New York (State) New York History 20th century Railroad stations New York (State) New York History 20th century Historic buildings New York (State) New York History 20th century
- Pagine: 368
- Dimensioni mm: 215 x 139 x 25
- ISBN-10: 0143113240
- EAN-13: 9780143113249