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An engaging account of the idea for a subway under New York City, through its many obstacles to its outcome, Includes acccounts of the key leaders who pushed the construction from idea to completion in the late 1940s. Includes an account of the many property interests that stood in the way of this project, and how they were overcome. And it explains how much the city expanded over once rural lands as a result. "Gordon" written in ink on top right of page 1. Contents, introduction, text, acknowledgements, maps, endnotes, and index plus map sources.336 pp. Text runs from page 21-260.
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722 Miles: The Building of the Subways and How They Transformed New York
by Clifton Hood
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