The Secret Subway - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Secret Subway write by Shana Corey. This book was released on 2016-03-08. The Secret Subway available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. From an acclaimed author and a New York Times Best Illustrated artist comes the fascinating, little-known—and true!—story of New York City’s first subway. New York City in the 1860s was a mess: crowded, disgusting, filled with garbage. You see, way back in 1860, there were no subways, just cobblestone streets. That is, until Alfred Ely Beach had the idea for a fan-powered train that would travel underground. On February 26, 1870, after fifty-eight days of drilling and painting and plastering, Beach unveiled his masterpiece—and throngs of visitors took turns swooshing down the track. The Secret Subway will wow readers, just as Beach’s underground train wowed riders over a century ago. A New York Public Library Best Book for Kids, 2016
Secret Subway
Secret Subway - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Secret Subway write by Martin W. Sandler. This book was released on 2009. Secret Subway available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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?
Subway Story
Subway Story - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Subway Story write by Julia Sarcone-Roach. This book was released on 2011-10-11. Subway Story available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Never was there a subway car who loved her job more than Jessie. From morning to night she carried all sorts of people all sorts of places—to work and school and World's Fairs, over bridges and through tunnels—sometimes she even took a pigeon along for the ride! But as time passed, sleek new silver cars began to take over the tracks, banishing Jessie to an abandoned lot. What will she do with no passengers to carry? And where will she go now that she's no longer welcome on the tracks? Based on the true story of 1960's-era subway cars that are now being used to create artificial reefs in the Atlantic, this stunningly illustrated second book from Julia Sarcone-Roach is sure to delight scuba diving historians and kids alike.
Subway
Subway - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Subway write by Larry Dane Brimner. This book was released on 2004. Subway available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A history of the early subways.
The Cincinnati Subway
The Cincinnati Subway - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Cincinnati Subway write by Allen J. Singer. This book was released on 2003. The Cincinnati Subway available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Cincinnati emerged from a tumultuous 19th century as a growing metropolis committed to city planning. The most ambitious plan of the early twentieth century, the Cincinnati Subway, was doomed to failure. Construction began in 1920 and ended in 1927 when the money had run out. Today, two miles of empty subway tunnels still lie beneath Cincinnati, waiting to be used. The Cincinnati Subway tells the whole story, from the turbulent times in the 1880s to the ultimate failure of "Cincinnati's White Elephant." Along the way, the reader will learn about what was happening in Cincinnati during the growth of the subway-from the Courthouse Riots in 1884 to life in the Queen City during World War II.
