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Around Manhattan Island and Other Tales of Maritime NY

Around Manhattan Island and Other Tales of Maritime NY( )
Author: Cudahy, Brian J.
ISBN:978-0-8232-1760-1
Publication Date:Feb 1997
Publisher:Fordham University Press
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $80.00
Book Description:

The port of New York, Manhattan Harbor, is always bustling; any resident of or visitor to New York is quick to recognize the integral part the port plays in the life of the city, but the vessels that keep it alive are rarely focused on. In these six stories, Brian Cudahy provides us with a unique and wonderful tour of the port of New York through the 20th century. From the Iron Steamboat Company to the Norwiegan Cruise lines, Around Manhattan Island is a treasure for all with an...
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Book Details
Pages:269
Detailed Subjects: Transportation / Ships & Shipbuilding / General
History / United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (Dc, De, Md, Nj, Ny, Pa)
Social Science / Customs & Traditions
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):5.928 x 8.931 x 0.585 Inches
Book Weight:1.465 Pounds
Author Biography
Cudahy, Brian J. (Author)
Brian Cudahy has served as the director of the office of transit management with the Department of Transportation. He writes on Urban Architecture, focusing on the historical aspects of transit systems. In Under the Sidewalks of New York: The Story of the World's Greatest Subway System, he chronicled the development of the subway and provided a chronological overview of rapid transit. He has also written histories of the Boston subway, Hudson tubes, Pennsylvania railroad tunnels, and the Chicago rapid transit system.

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