Highway under the Hudson : a history of the Holland Tunnel / / Robert W. Jackson.
Choice's Outstanding Academic Title list for 2013 "There is no comparable book on this tunnel. Highly recommended."—Choice ReviewsEvery year, more than thirty-three million vehicles traverse the Holland Tunnel, making their way to and from Jersey City and Lower Manhattan. From tourist...
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| Year of Publication: | 2011 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (305 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Introduction
- 1. The Impetus
- 2. Vexing Questions
- 3. A Coal Famine
- 4. The Wedding Ring
- 5. A Controversy Acute and Personal
- 6. Political and Petty Tampering
- 7. Another Long and Costly Delay
- 8. A Tempest in a Teapot
- 9. The Sandhogs
- 10. The Holland Tunnel
- 11. One Work Complete
- 12. Fires, Blasts Rip Holland Tunnel
- 13. Built to Last Forever
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author