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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Sandler, Martin W.     Subjects     Subways -- New York (State) -- New York -- Juvenile literature.     New York (N.Y.) -- History -- Juvenile literature.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Sandler, Martin W.       by title:      Secret subway : the ...         MARC Display

Secret subway : the fascinating tale of an amazing feat of engineering / by Martin W. Sandler. by Sandler, Martin W. Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, c2009. Subjects Subways -- New York (State) -- New York -- Juvenile literature.   New York (N.Y.) -- History -- Juvenile literature. ISBN:  9781426304637 (reinforced) 1426304633 (reinforced) 9781426304620 (hardcover : alk. paper) : 1426304625 (hardcover : alk. paper) Description:  96 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm. Contents:  Big city, big problem -- Enter Alfred Beach -- "Like a sail-boat before the wind" -- Overcoming Boss Tweed -- Building the subway -- Subway revealed -- End of Tweed -- New York gets its subway. Requests:  0 Summary:  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? Awards:  A Junior Library Guild selection   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status Due Date   Salt Lake-Moanalua Public Library J -- Juvenile Nonfiction 388.42809 Sa Lost 11/08/2023 Add Copy to MyList

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