| Description |
96 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm |
| Audience |
NC1260L Lexile |
| Note |
NC1260L Lexile |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader MG 9.0 4 129946 |
| Note |
Accelerated Reader MG 9.0 4 129946 |
| Awards |
A Junior Library Guild selection |
| Summary |
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? |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 92) and index. |
| Subject |
Subways -- New York (State) -- New York -- Juvenile literature.
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New York (N.Y.) -- History -- Juvenile literature.
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| Local Subject |
BLUESTEM AWARD [2019 NOMINEE]
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| ISBN |
9781426304637 (reinforced) |
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1426304633 (reinforced) |
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9781426304620 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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1426304625 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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