722 Miles: The Building of the Subways and How They Transformed New York

Title: 722 Miles: The Building of the Subways and How They Transformed New York Author: Clifton Hood ISBN: 9780801852442 Publisher: Johns Hopkins Univ. Press Published: 1995 Binding: Paperback Language: English Condition: Used: Very Good American History 1633225 Publisher Description: As the population of New York - and specifically Manhattan - grew throughout the 19th century, boundaries grew strained and surface transportation increasingly difficult. However, through the vision and financial backing of a handful of wealthy investors, by the early part of the 20th-century New Yorkers were living in the outlying boroughs of The Bronx, Queens and Brooklyn, and commuting across the rivers into Manhattan on a system of public transportation that in scope is still unrivalled.