Highway under the Hudson : a History of the Holland Tunnel.

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Every year, more than thirty-three million vehicles traverse the Holland Tunnel, making their way to and 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-cent...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Jackson, Robert W.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : NYU Press, 2011.
©2011
Temas:
1898-1999
Tunnels > New York (State) > New York > Design and construction > History > 20th century.
City planning > New York (State) > New York > History > 20th century.
Urban transportation > New York (State) > New York > History > 20th century.
Tunnels > Conception et construction > New York (État) > New York > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Transports urbains > New York (État) > New York > Histoire > 20e siècle.
HISTORY > United States > General.
City planning.
Economic history.
Politics and government.
Tunnels > Design and construction.
Urban transportation.
Holland Tunnel (Jersey City, N.J., and New York, N.Y.) > History.
New York (N.Y.) > History > 1898-1951.
New York (N.Y.) > Economic conditions > 20th century.
New York (N.Y.) > Politics and government > 1898-1951.
Holland Tunnel (Jersey City, N.J. et New York, N.Y.) > Histoire.
New York (N.Y.) > Histoire > 1898-1951.
New York (N.Y.) > Administration > 1898-1951.
New York (State) > New York.
United States > Holland Tunnel(Jersey City, New Jersey and New York, New York)
History.
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Sumario:Every year, more than thirty-three million vehicles traverse the Holland Tunnel, making their way to and 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 engineering. How was it built, by whom, and at what cost? These and many other questions are answered in Highway Under the Hudson: A History of the Holland Tunnel, Robert W. Jackson's fascinating story about this seminal structure in the history of urban transportation. Jackson explains the economic.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (305 pages)
ISBN:9780814745045
0814745040

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