| How We Got to Coney Island: Development of Mass Transportation in Brooklyn and Kings County Contributor(s): Cudahy, Brian J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 082322208X ISBN-13: 9780823222087 Publisher: Fordham University Press OUR PRICE: $85.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2002 Annotation: How We Got to Coney Island is the definitive history of mass transportation in Brooklyn. Covering 150 years of extraordinary growth, Cudahy tells the complete story of the trolleys, street cars, steamboats, and railways that helped create New Yorks largest borough---and the remarkable system that grew to connect the worlds most famous seaside resort with Brooklyn, New York City across the river, and, ultimately, the rest of the world. Includes tables, charts, photographs, and maps. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Transportation | Public Transportation - History | United States - State & Local - General |
| Dewey: 388.409 |
| LCCN: 2002009084 |
| Physical Information: 1.19" H x 6.06" W x 9.46" (1.64 lbs) 346 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic - Geographic Orientation - New York - Cultural Region - Northeast U.S. |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: How We Got to Coney Island is the definitive history of mass transportation in Brooklyn. Covering 150 years of extraordinary growth, Cudahy tells the complete story of the trolleys, street cars, steamboats, and railways that helped create New York's largest borough---and the remarkable system that grew to connect the world's most famous seaside resort with Brooklyn, New York City across the river, and, ultimately, the rest of the world. Includes tables, charts, photographs, and maps. |
Contributor Bio(s): Cudahy, Brian J.: - Brian J. Cudahy's books include Around Manhattan Island: And Other Maritime Tales of New York and A Century of Subways: Celebrating 100 Years of New York's Underground Railways (both Fordham). He lives in Bluffton, SC. |