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The Secret Subway

2016-03-08 Juvenile Nonfiction
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Release : 2016-03-08
Genre : Juvenile Nonfiction
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Book Rating : 717/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis The Secret Subway by : Shana Corey

Download or read book The Secret Subway written by Shana Corey. This book was released on 2016-03-08. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From an acclaimed author and a New York Times Best Illustrated artist comes the fascinating, little-known—and true!—story of New York City’s first subway. New York City in the 1860s was a mess: crowded, disgusting, filled with garbage. You see, way back in 1860, there were no subways, just cobblestone streets. That is, until Alfred Ely Beach had the idea for a fan-powered train that would travel underground. On February 26, 1870, after fifty-eight days of drilling and painting and plastering, Beach unveiled his masterpiece—and throngs of visitors took turns swooshing down the track. The Secret Subway will wow readers, just as Beach’s underground train wowed riders over a century ago. A New York Public Library Best Book for Kids, 2016

Secret Subway

2009 History
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Release : 2009
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 620/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Secret Subway by : Martin W. Sandler

Download or read book Secret Subway written by Martin W. Sandler. This book was released on 2009. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1869, Alfred Beach wanted to build America's first air-powered railway below New York City, but Boss Tweed, powerful politician and notorious crook, opposed. Working under night cover, Beach and his crew carved a three-hundred-foot tunnel beneath a department store. Before long, the project was discovered and the public raved about its potential. But no further tunnels were ever built. What happened to Beach's railway, and where is it now?

Subway Story

2011-10-11 Juvenile Fiction
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Release : 2011-10-11
Genre : Juvenile Fiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 598/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Subway Story by : Julia Sarcone-Roach

Download or read book Subway Story written by Julia Sarcone-Roach. This book was released on 2011-10-11. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Never was there a subway car who loved her job more than Jessie. From morning to night she carried all sorts of people all sorts of places—to work and school and World's Fairs, over bridges and through tunnels—sometimes she even took a pigeon along for the ride! But as time passed, sleek new silver cars began to take over the tracks, banishing Jessie to an abandoned lot. What will she do with no passengers to carry? And where will she go now that she's no longer welcome on the tracks? Based on the true story of 1960's-era subway cars that are now being used to create artificial reefs in the Atlantic, this stunningly illustrated second book from Julia Sarcone-Roach is sure to delight scuba diving historians and kids alike.

Subway

2004 Juvenile Nonfiction
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Release : 2004
Genre : Juvenile Nonfiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 760/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Subway by : Larry Dane Brimner

Download or read book Subway written by Larry Dane Brimner. This book was released on 2004. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A history of the early subways.

New York Underground

2020-10-28 Political Science
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Release : 2020-10-28
Genre : Political Science
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Book Rating : 619/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis New York Underground by : Julia Solis

Download or read book New York Underground written by Julia Solis. This book was released on 2020-10-28. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Did alligators ever really live in New York's sewers? What's it like to explore the old aqueducts beneath the city? How many levels are beneath Grand Central Station? And how exactly did the pneumatic tube system that New York's post offices used to employ work? In this richly illustrated historical tour of New York's vast underground systems, Julia Solis answers all these questions and much, much more. New York Underground takes readers through ingenious criminal escape routes, abandoned subway stations, and dark crypts beneath lower Manhattan to expose the city's basic anatomy. While the city is justly famous for what lies above ground, its underground passages are equally legendary and tell us just as much about how the city works.

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