Secret subway : the fascinating tale of an amazing feat of engineering /

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...

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Main Author:	Sandler, Martin W.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, [2009]
Subjects:	Subways > New York (State) > New York > Juvenile literature. New York (N.Y.) > History > Juvenile literature. Subways > New York (State) > New York. New York (N.Y.) > History. Proofs (Printing)

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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?
Physical Description:	96 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm.
Awards:	A Junior Library Guild selection
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (page 92) and index.
ISBN:	9781426304637 (reinforced) 1426304633 (reinforced) 9781426304620 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1426304625 (hardcover : alk. paper)