Secret Subway: The Fascinating Tale of an Amazing Feat of Engineering
By Martin W. Sandler
Publisher
National Geographic
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ISBN
By Martin W. Sandler
9781426304620
Awards and Honors YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Nomination, 2010Secret Subway: The Fascinating Tale of an Amazing Feat of Engineering
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9781426304620J
A nearly insurmountable challenge faced inventor Alfred Beach in 1869. He wanted to build America's first air-powered railway underneath New York City, but Boss Tweed, powerful politician and notorious crook, stood opposed. Working under the cover of night, Beach and his crew carved a three-hundred-foot tunnel beneath an unassuming department store. It wasn't long before Beach's secret project was discovered and the public began to rave about its potential. But no further tunnels were ever built, and it was many years before New York began construction on another subway. What happened to Beach's railway, and where is it now? Black-and-white illustrations.
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