1 Never Enough: The Beginnings of Rapid Transit in New York 2 The Deadlock over More Subways, 1902-1909 3 Rapid Transit to Save New York 4 Stumbling toward a Solution 5 The Dual System of Rapid Transit 6 The Battle over Financing the Dual System 7 Impact of the Dual System
Published in conjunction with the History of the City of New York Project. "...a valuable case study in the micropolitics of one of the Progressive era's signature projects." (The Wall Street Journal) "Illuminating . . . " (New York magazine)
Peter Derrick is Archivist for the Bronx County Historical Society.
"An exceptional history ... Derrick's well-written narrative is packed with thoroughly researched facts and reasoning." --Library Journal "Derrick's book goes more into the details of the behind the scenes actions that surrounded the construction of the largest public transportation system ever." --Bronx Times "...a valuable case study in the micropolitics of one of the Progressive era's signature projects." --The Wall Street Journal "[An] excellent addition to the literature of the city's planning, development and economics." --Publishers Weekly "Illuminating ... Yes, the city built the subway (with a lot of help from the private sector), but more important, the subway built the city, which remains dependent on its intricate structure." --New York magazine "As the most detailed and thorough account available of the dual system, Derrick's book has improved out understanding of rapid transit politics and urban planning." --The Journal of American History, June 2002
Set in America's centum transportare, the century that saw the ascendancy of a national highway system and commercial flight, this is an exceptional history of the development of the unglamorous underground transportation system critical to the expansion of New York City. Bronx County Historical Society Archivist Derrick complements Clifton Hood's 722 Miles (S. & S., 1993) with a precise recounting of this little-known story, exploring the political and economic indecision that preceded the subway's building at a time when the very survival of the nation's largest city its teeming tenements a catalyst for poverty, disease, and crime seemed threatened. He depicts ego-driven decision makers unable to meet the most crucial needs of New Yorkers, until finally someone who understood the purpose of government emerged from the faceless crowd to guide the project. Derrick's well-written narrative is packed with thoroughly researched facts and reasoning. Occasional digressions into details of proposed tunnel locations slow down the narrative, but in the end, Derrick boldly describes this extraordinarily complex project as "the most important decision made by New York's government in the twentieth century." An excellent addition to any large collection of American history. John E. Hodgkins, Yarmouth, ME Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.
"An exceptional history ... Derrick's well-written narrative is packed with thoroughly researched facts and reasoning." --Library Journal "Derrick's book goes more into the details of the behind the scenes actions that surrounded the construction of the largest public transportation system ever." --Bronx Times "...a valuable case study in the micropolitics of one of the Progressive era's signature projects." --The Wall Street Journal "[An] excellent addition to the literature of the city's planning, development and economics." --Publishers Weekly "Illuminating ... Yes, the city built the subway (with a lot of help from the private sector), but more important, the subway built the city, which remains dependent on its intricate structure." --New York magazine "As the most detailed and thorough account available of the dual system, Derrick's book has improved out understanding of rapid transit politics and urban planning." --The Journal of American History, June 2002
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