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Crossing under the Hudson : the story of the Holland and Lincoln Tunnels / Angus Kress Gillespie.
LIBRA TF238.H6 G55 2011
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gillespie, Angus K., 1942-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Holland Tunnel (Jersey City, N.J., and New York, N.Y.).
- Lincoln Tunnel (New York, N.Y., and Weehawken, N.J.).
- Physical Description:
- xii, 214 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, [2011]
- Summary:
- "The success of the Holland and Lincoln Tunnel projects demanded marvels of technological prowess and near-miracles of political cooperation within the bi-state, ever-contentious confines of the Port of New York and New Jersey. Angus Kress Gillespie weaves this multi-layered story into a delightfully readable account; a remarkable feat of narrative engineering highlighting the author's trademark gifts of clarity, wit, precision, and an amazing gift for rendering highly technical processes into a most pleasurable experience of reading."
- "Most commuters who pass through the Holland and Lincoln Tunnels are oblivious to the endeavors of the sandhogs who built them. Gillespie's book is a well-rounded tribute to the hard-working, blue-collar men who built these engineering marvels."
- "Ellis Island, the Statue of Liberty, and the Holland Tunnel are all part of the Jersey City heritage that we share with the rest of America, so Gillespie's carefully researched book is a welcome addition to my library." Book jacket.
- Contents:
- It can't be done : planning for the Holland Tunnel
- A breath of fresh air : building the Holland Tunnel
- Winning acceptance : grand opening of the Holland Tunnel
- Let's build nother one : construction of the Lincoln Tunnel
- Law and order : the role of the Port Authority police
- Road hazards : threats to life and property
- Rush hour frustration : dealing with traffic congestion
- If you see something, say something : dealing with the threat of terrorism
- Tunneling through the arts : a survey of creative endeavors
- The light at the end of the tunnel : the future of the tunnels.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780813550039
- 0813550033
- OCLC:
- 664352288
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