9780670031580-0670031585-Conquering Gotham: A Gilded Age Epic: The Construction of Penn Station and ItsTunnels

Conquering Gotham: A Gilded Age Epic: The Construction of Penn Station and ItsTunnels

ISBN-13: 9780670031580
ISBN-10: 0670031585
Author: Jill Jonnes
Publication date: 2007
Publisher: Viking Adult
Format: Hardcover 384 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780670031580
ISBN-10: 0670031585
Author: Jill Jonnes
Publication date: 2007
Publisher: Viking Adult
Format: Hardcover 384 pages

Summary

Conquering Gotham: A Gilded Age Epic: The Construction of Penn Station and ItsTunnels (ISBN-13: 9780670031580 and ISBN-10: 0670031585), written by authors Jill Jonnes, was published by Viking Adult in 2007. With an overall rating of 3.6 stars, it's a notable title among other Buildings (Architecture, United States History) books. You can easily purchase or rent Conquering Gotham: A Gilded Age Epic: The Construction of Penn Station and ItsTunnels (Hardcover) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Buildings books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.6.

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Traces the epic story of the struggle to build Penn Station, in a narrative account that describes how the nation's most powerful railroad tackled Tammany Hall corruption, the machinations of labor agitators, and the forces of nature in order to create a tunnel system linking Manhattan, New Jersey, and Long Island.

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