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Highway under the Hudson : a history of the Holland Tunnel /

Every year, more than thirty-three million vehicles traverse the Holland Tunnel, making their way from Jersey City and Lower Manhattan. From tourists to commuters, many cross the tunnel's 1.6 mile corridor on a daily basis, and yet few know much about this amazing feat of early 20th-century eng...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Jackson, Robert W. (Robert Wendell), 1950-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : New York University Press, ©2011.
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  • The impetus
  • Vexing questions
  • A coal famine
  • The wedding ring
  • A controversy acute and personal
  • Political and petty tampering
  • Another long and costly delay
  • A tempest in a teapot
  • The sandhogs
  • The Holland Tunnel
  • One work complete
  • Fires, blasts rip Holland Tunnel
  • Built to last forever.