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Content: 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 tourists to commuters, many cross the tunnel's 1.6-mile corridor on a daily basis, and yet few know much about this amazing feat of early 20th-century engineering. How was it built, by whom, and at what cost? These and many other questions are answered in Highway Under the Hudson: A History of the Holland Tunnel, Robert W. Jackson's fascinating story about this seminal structure in the history of urban transportation. Jackson explains the economic forces which led to the need for the tunnel, and details the extraordinary political and social politicking that took place on both sides of the Hudson River to finally enable its construction. He also introduces us to important figures in the tunnel's history, such as New Jersey Governor Walter E. Edge, who, more than anyone else, made the dream of a tunnel a reality and George Washington Goethals (builder of the Panama Canal and namesake of the Goethals Bridge), the first chief engineer of the project.Fully illustrated with more than 50 beautiful archival photographs and drawings, Jackson's story of the Holland Tunnel is one of great human drama, with heroes and villains, that illustrates how great things are accomplished, and at what price.Highway Under the Hudson featured in the New York TimesListen to Robert Jackson talk about the book on WAMC Radio

Note: Description based upon print version of record. , 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 , English

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Subjects: Engineering

DOI: 10.18574/9780814745045

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Content: 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 tourists to commuters, many cross the tunnel's 1.6-mile corridor on a daily basis, and yet few know much about this amazing feat of early 20th-century engineering. How was it built, by whom, and at what cost? These and many other questions are answered in Highway Under the Hudson: A History of the Holland Tunnel, Robert W. Jackson's fascinating story about this seminal structure in the history of urban transportation. Jackson explains the economic forces which led to the need for the tunnel, and details the extraordinary political and social politicking that took place on both sides of the Hudson River to finally enable its construction. He also introduces us to important figures in the tunnel's history, such as New Jersey Governor Walter E. Edge, who, more than anyone else, made the dream of a tunnel a reality and George Washington Goethals (builder of the Panama Canal and namesake of the Goethals Bridge), the first chief engineer of the project.Fully illustrated with more than 50 beautiful archival photographs and drawings, Jackson's story of the Holland Tunnel is one of great human drama, with heroes and villains, that illustrates how great things are accomplished, and at what price.Highway Under the Hudson featured in the New York TimesListen to Robert Jackson talk about the book on WAMC Radio

Note: 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 , In English.

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Content: Machine generated contents note: PREFACE vii ONE A Creature of Hope i --TWO Destined to Become 13 --THREE Other People's Money 29 --FOUR Mongrel Structures 37 --FIVE Fighting for It Still 50 --SIX The Center of the World 6i --SEVEN The Great Bugbear 71 --EIGHT The Grecian Bend 82 --NINE Golden Eggs 93 --TEN Untried Methods 104 --ELEVEN Proper Facilities II6 --TWELVE A Little Mixture of Conciliation I27 --THIRTEEN The Elements of Commercial Supremacy 136 --FOURTEEN The Texas Trade I48 --FIFTEEN Honor at the Stake 157 --SIXTEEN Capital and Influence I70 --SEVENTEEN The Consummation So Devoutly Wished For 80 --IGHTEEN Stately Pomp and Ceremony I94 --NINETEEN The Elements of a Great City 207 --Epilogue 221 NOTES 225 --BIBLIOGRAPHY 245 --INDEX 251

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Format: v, 266 p., [32] p. of plates : , ill., ports.

Edition: Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

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Content: Every year, more than thirty-three million vehicles traverse the Holland Tunnel, making their way from Jersey City and Lower Manhattan. From tourists to commuters, many cross the tunnel's 1.6 mile corridor on a daily basis, and yet few know much about this amazing feat of early 20th-century engineering. How was it built, by whom, and at what cost? These and many other questions are answered in Highway under the Hudson, Robert W. Jackson's story about this seminal structure in the history of urban transportation. In this meticulously researched work, Jackson provides the first complete history of the planning, financing and construction of the Holland Tunnel. Dubbed the "Eighth Wonder of the World" when it opened in 1927, the Holland Tunnel was the longest vehicular tunnel in the world st the time of its construction. In Highway under the Hudson, Jackson explains the economic forces which led to the need for the tunnel, and details the extraordinary political and social politicking that took place on both sides of the Hudson River to enable its construction. He introduces us to important figures in the tunnel's history, such as New Jersey Governor Walter E. Edge, who, more than anyone else, made the dream of a tunnel a reality; George Washington Goethals (builder of the Panama Canal and namesake of the Goethals bridge), the first chief engineer of the project; engineers Ole Singstad, who designed the ventilation system, and Clifford Holland, the chief engineer for whom the tunnel is named; New Jersey Bridge and Tunnel commissioners Thomas Albeus Adams and John F. Boyle, who tried to profit from the tunnel's construction; Jersey City Mayor Frank Hague, who blocked completion of the tunnel until the New York Bridge and Tunnel Commission agreed to pay for street improvements in his city; and the compressed-air workers (called "sandhogs") who risked their lives to build the tunnel. Fully illustrated with more than 50 beautiful photographs and drawings, Jackson's story of the Holland Tunnel is one of great human drama, with heroes and villains, that illustrates how great things are accomplished, and at what price

Note: The impetus -- Vexing questions -- A coal famine -- The wedding ring -- A controversy acute and personal -- Political and petty tampering -- Another long and costly delay -- A tempest in a teapot -- The sandhogs -- The Holland Tunnel -- One work complete -- Fires, blasts rip Holland Tunnel -- Built to last forever.

Additional Edition: Print version: Jackson, Robert W. (Robert Wendell), 1950- Highway under the Hudson. New York : New York University Press, ©2011

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Format: 1 online resource (305 p.)

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Content: 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 tourists to commuters, many cross the tunnel's 1.6-mile corridor on a daily basis, and yet few know much about this amazing feat of early 20th-century engineering. How was it built, by whom, and at what cost? These and many other questions are answered in Highway Under the Hudson: A History of the Holland Tunnel, Robert W. Jackson's fascinating story about this seminal structure in the history of urban transportation. Jackson explains the economic forces which led to the need for the tunnel, and details the extraordinary political and social politicking that took place on both sides of the Hudson River to finally enable its construction. He also introduces us to important figures in the tunnel's history, such as New Jersey Governor Walter E. Edge, who, more than anyone else, made the dream of a tunnel a reality and George Washington Goethals (builder of the Panama Canal and namesake of the Goethals Bridge), the first chief engineer of the project.Fully illustrated with more than 50 beautiful archival photographs and drawings, Jackson's story of the Holland Tunnel is one of great human drama, with heroes and villains, that illustrates how great things are accomplished, and at what price.Highway Under the Hudson featured in the New York TimesListen to Robert Jackson talk about the book on WAMC Radio

Note: Description based upon print version of record. , 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 , English

Additional Edition: ISBN 0-8147-4299-8

Language: English

Subjects: Engineering

DOI: 10.18574/9780814745045

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Format: 1 online resource (305 p.)

Edition: 1st ed.

ISBN: 0-8147-4504-0

Content: 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 tourists to commuters, many cross the tunnel's 1.6-mile corridor on a daily basis, and yet few know much about this amazing feat of early 20th-century engineering. How was it built, by whom, and at what cost? These and many other questions are answered in Highway Under the Hudson: A History of the Holland Tunnel, Robert W. Jackson's fascinating story about this seminal structure in the history of urban transportation. Jackson explains the economic forces which led to the need for the tunnel, and details the extraordinary political and social politicking that took place on both sides of the Hudson River to finally enable its construction. He also introduces us to important figures in the tunnel's history, such as New Jersey Governor Walter E. Edge, who, more than anyone else, made the dream of a tunnel a reality and George Washington Goethals (builder of the Panama Canal and namesake of the Goethals Bridge), the first chief engineer of the project.Fully illustrated with more than 50 beautiful archival photographs and drawings, Jackson's story of the Holland Tunnel is one of great human drama, with heroes and villains, that illustrates how great things are accomplished, and at what price.Highway Under the Hudson featured in the New York TimesListen to Robert Jackson talk about the book on WAMC Radio

Note: Description based upon print version of record. , 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 , English

Additional Edition: ISBN 0-8147-4299-8

Language: English

Subjects: Engineering

DOI: 10.18574/9780814745045

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Format: v, 266 p., [32] p. of plates : , ill., ports.

Edition: Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

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Language: English

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