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Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; PREFACE; IN THE BEGINNING; THE MANHATTAN INDIANS; AND THEN THE DUTCH CAME; WOOD, STONE, AND BRICK; FORT AMSTERDAM; STUYVESANT SURRENDERS; 1664: NEW AMSTERDAM IS NOW NEW YORK; COLONIAL NEW YORK: 1664-1783; MECHANICKS, SLAVES, AND APPRENTICES; THE APPRENTICE; THE INDENTURED SERVANT; THE SLAVE; CAPITAL OF THE NEW NATION: 1785-1790; 1811: A PLAN FOR GROWTH; POPULATION PRESSURES: 1811-1850; THE CAST-IRON BUILDING; THE "SAFETY HOISTER" RAISES THE ROOF; THE WONDER OF THE IMAGINATION; THE SKILL OF THE ENGINEER; THE IRON SKELETON. |
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"An iron bridge truss stood on end"1850 to 1900; the flatiron building: 1901; the woolworth building: 1913; boom and bust: 1900-1930; the empire state building: 1930- 1931; the riveter: 1.92 plus half a cent an hour; the derrick; courage ... skill . . .; ... and preparation; midtown manhattan ... rockefeller center: 1931; out of the depression: 1930-1965; downtown manhattan ... the world trade center: 1966-1971; keeping the hudson river out; a problem in levitation; carrying the weight; a city within the city; zoning: an attempt to set rational limits. |
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The architect: concept and detailthe city's vital services; the busy underground; the subway; water fit to drink; electricity ... lifeline of the city; steam; gas; telephone; and empire city subway; sewage; going ... going . . .; ... gone; test borings; and drilling rock; the power of compressed air; the excavators; dynamite!; stand clear!; hard hats; who does what at a construction site; the surveyor; shoring up the outer walls; the foundation; digging in lower manhattan; bull's liver and other problems; as the city builds; concrete; the reinforced concrete skyscraper. |
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From liquid mass to hardened solidsalamanders; the big cranes; tower cranes; assembling a tower crane; raising the crane's height; private places public spaces; steel; steel; and ironworkers; look out below!; spud wrenches; from beam; to beam; the welder; the floors take shape; the outer skin; trades and unions; up and down ... at 20 miles an hour; skyscraper stress; acrophobia ... fear of heights; the sounds of the city; acknowledgments; sources. |
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Meticulously accurate line drawings and fascinating text trace Manhattan's growth from a tiny Dutch outpost to the commercial, financial, and cultural heart of the world. This book explains construction above and below ground, including excavating subway lines and building bridges and skyscrapers. Hundreds of illustrations reveal intricate details of construction techniques. |
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NC1240L Lexile |
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Requires Boundless App. |
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Building -- New York (State) -- New York.
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Public works -- New York (State) -- New York -- History.
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Building. |
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Buildings. |
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Public works. |
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Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) -- History.
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New York (N.Y.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- History.
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New York (N.Y.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- Pictorial works.
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New York (State) -- New York. |
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New York (State) -- New York -- Manhattan. |
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Electronic books. |
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History.
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Pictorial works.
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Boundless (Digital media service)
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| ISBN |
9780486135908 : $14.95 |
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048613590X : $14.95 |
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