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As bestselling books like Ron Chernow's Titan and David McCullough's The Great Bridge affirm, readers are fascinated with the grand personalities and schemes that populated New York at the close of the nineteenth century. Conquering Gotham re- creates the riveting struggle waged by the great Pennsylvania Railroad to build Penn Station and the monumental system of tunnels that would connect water-bound Manhattan to the rest of the continent by rail. Historian Jill Jonnes tells a ravishing tale of snarling plutocrats, engineering feats, and backroom politicking packed with the most colorful figures of Gilded Age New York.
Conquering Gotham will be featured in an upcoming episdoe of PBS's American Experience.
As bestselling books like Ron Chernow's Titan and David McCullough's The Great Bridge affirm, readers are fascinated with the grand personalities and schemes that populated New York at the close of the nineteenth century. Conquering Gotham re- creates the riveting struggle waged by the great Pennsylvania Railroad to build Penn Station and the monumental system of tunnels that would connect water-bound Manhattan to the rest of the continent by rail. Historian Jill Jonnes tells a ravishing tale of snarling plutocrats, engineering feats, and backroom politicking packed with the most colorful figures of Gilded Age New York.
Conquering Gotham will be featured in an upcoming episdoe of PBS's American Experience.
| Empfohlen (von): | 18 |
|---|---|
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2008 |
| Genre: | Importe, Kunst |
| Rubrik: | Kunst & Musik |
| Thema: | Architektur |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Inhalt: | Einband - flex.(Paperback) |
| ISBN-13: | 9780143113249 |
| ISBN-10: | 0143113240 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Jonnes, Jill |
| Hersteller: | Penguin Publishing Group |
| Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de |
| Maße: | 214 x 140 x 21 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Jill Jonnes |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 25.03.2008 |
| Gewicht: | 0,478 kg |
| Empfohlen (von): | 18 |
|---|---|
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2008 |
| Genre: | Importe, Kunst |
| Rubrik: | Kunst & Musik |
| Thema: | Architektur |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Inhalt: | Einband - flex.(Paperback) |
| ISBN-13: | 9780143113249 |
| ISBN-10: | 0143113240 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Jonnes, Jill |
| Hersteller: | Penguin Publishing Group |
| Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de |
| Maße: | 214 x 140 x 21 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Jill Jonnes |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 25.03.2008 |
| Gewicht: | 0,478 kg |
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