Tunneling to the Future: The Story of the Great Subway Expansion That Saved New York

Derrick, Peter

ISBN 10: 0814719104 / ISBN 13: 9780814719107

Published by NYU Press, New York

About this Item

First Edition Inscribed by author, Peter Derrick. The inscription reads, "March 8, 2001 To . Excelsion 1 - Hope you enjoy the book. Peter Derrick" This hardcover first edition, first printing is in Fine condition with a nice, crisp Fine dust jacket. The covers are in great shape with only a hint of shelf wear and lightly indented spine ends. The binding is square and tight. Small abrasion to the front flyleaf. The interior pages are clean and unmarked. The jacket shows light shelf wear, but no tears. The book will be carefully packaged for shipment for protection from the elements. USPS electronic tracking number issued free of charge. A look into the 1913 subway expansion project that "proved the city's physical salvation" In 1910, New York City was bursting at the seams as more and more people crowded into a limited supply of housing in the tenement districts of Manhattan and the older areas of Brooklyn. With no outlet for its exploding population, and the burgeoning social problems created by the overwhelming congestion, New York faced a serious crisis which city and state leaders addressed with dramatic measures. In March 1913, public officials and officers of the two existing rapid transit networks shook hands to seal a deal for a greatly expanded subway system which would more than double the size of the two existing transit networks. At the time the largest and most expensive single municipal project ever attempted, the Dual System of Rapid Transit set the pattern of growth in New York City for decades to come, helped provide millions of families a better quality of life, and, in the words of Manhattan borough president George McAneny (1910-1913), "proved the city's physical salvation." It stands as that rare success story, an enormously complicated project undertaken against great odds which proved successful beyond all measure.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Tunneling to the Future: The Story of the Great Subway Expansion That Saved New York
• Publisher: NYU Press, New York
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0814719104
• ISBN 13: 9780814719107
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Printing: First Printing
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Dimensions: 9.2W x 6.15H x 1.1D inches 9.2 inches width by 6.15 inches height by 1.1 inches depth
• Signed: Inscribed by Author

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Synopsis

A look into the 1913 subway expansion project that "proved the city's physical salvation"

In 1910, New York City was bursting at the seams as more and more people crowded into a limited supply of housing in the tenement districts of Manhattan and the older areas of Brooklyn. With no outlet for its exploding population, and the burgeoning social problems created by the overwhelming congestion, New York faced a serious crisis which city and state leaders addressed with dramatic measures. In March 1913, public officials and officers of the two existing rapid transit networks shook hands to seal a deal for a greatly expanded subway system which would more than double the size of the two existing transit networks.

At the time the largest and most expensive single municipal project ever attempted, the Dual System of Rapid Transit set the pattern of growth in New York City for decades to come, helped provide millions of families a better quality of life, and, in the words of Manhattan borough president George McAneny (1910-1913), "proved the city's physical salvation." It stands as that rare success story, an enormously complicated project undertaken against great odds which proved successful beyond all measure.

Published in conjunction with the History of the City of New York Project.

About the Author

Peter Derrick is Archivist for the Bronx County Historical Society.