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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Detalles Bibliográficos
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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  • Cover; Contents; Introduction; 1 The Impetus; 2 Vexing Questions; 3 A Coal Famine; 4 The Wedding Ring; 5 A Controversy Acute and Personal; 6 Political and Petty Tampering; 7 Another Long and Costly Delay; 8 A Tempest in a Teapot; 9 The Sandhogs; 10 The Holland Tunnel; 11 One Work Complete; 12 Fires, Blasts Rip Holland Tunnel; 13 Built to Last Forever; Acknowledgments; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; About the Author; Illustrations.

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