A Century of Subways
Celebrating 100 Years of New York's Underground Railways
Fordham University Press
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Brian Cudahy offers a fascinating tribute to the world the subway created. Taking a fresh look at one of the marvels of the 20th century, Cudahy creates a vivid sense of this extraordinary achievement—how the city was transformed once New Yorkers started riding in a hole in the ground.
People have an idea that [the subway] is a rat's nest full of crime. None of that is true.---—Star
Cudahy's book is a fascinating tour through the history of New York's subway system.---—Irish Voice