Secret subway : the fascinating tale of an amazing feat of engineering

Secret subway : the fascinating tale of an amazing feat of engineering / by Martin W. Sandler.

Author/creator	Sandler, Martin W.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, ©2009.
Description	96 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
Subject(s)	Subways--New York (State) --New York --Juvenile literature. New York (N.Y.)--History --Juvenile literature.

Contents	Big city, big problem -- Enter Alfred Beach -- "Like a sail-boat before the wind" -- Overcoming Boss Tweed -- Building the subway -- Subway revealed -- End of Tweed -- New York gets its subway.
Abstract	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?
Local note	Little-352307--305131030339V
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 92) and index.
Awards note	A Junior Library Guild selection
LCCN	2008039831
ISBN	9781426304637 (reinforced)
ISBN	1426304633 (reinforced)
ISBN	9781426304620 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN	1426304625 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Stock number	Junior Library Guild http://www.juniorlibraryguild.com