The Race Underground: Boston, New York, and the Incredible Rivalry That Built America's First Subway

This book describes the history and drama around building the first subway in America. It chronicles the competition between the Whitney brothers, one brother in Boston and one in New York, and the political and economic factors that culminated in the construction of the Boston and New York City subway systems.

• Summary URL:
  • http://us.macmillan.com/theraceunderground/DougMost
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://us.macmillan.com/theraceunderground/DougMost
• Corporate Authors:

  St. Martin's Press, Incorporated

  175 Fifth Avenue
  New York, NY  United States  10010
• Authors:
  • Most, Doug
• Publication Date: 2014-2

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: Photos; References;
• Pagination: 416p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Construction; Economic factors; History; Political factors; Subways; Urban development
• Geographic Terms: Boston (Massachusetts); New York (New York)
• Subject Areas: History; Public Transportation; I20: Design and Planning of Transport Infrastructure; I54: Construction of Tunnels;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01535670
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 9780312591328
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 27 2014 10:50AM