Highway under the Hudson a history of the Holland Tunnel

Choice's Outstanding Academic Title list for 2013 "There is no comparable book on this tunnel. Highly recommended."—Choice ReviewsEvery year, more than thirty-three million vehicles traverse the Holland Tunnel, making their way to and from Jersey City and Lower Manhattan. From tourist...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal:	Jackson, Robert W. 1950- (-)
Formato:	Libro electrónico
Idioma:	Inglés
Publicado:	New York : New York University Press c2011. New York, NY : [2011]
Edición:	1st ed
Materias:	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. 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.
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Tabla de Contenidos:

Frontmatter
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
About the Author

Highway under the Hudson a history of the Holland Tunnel

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