{"product_id":"conquering-gotham-building-penn-station-and-its-tunnels-paperback","title":"Conquering Gotham: Building Penn Station and Its Tunnels - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJill Jonnes\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Superb.  A] first-rate narrative\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e) about the controversial construction of New York's beloved original Penn Station and its tunnels, from the author of \u003ci\u003eEiffel's Tower\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eUrban Forests\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As bestselling books like Ron Chernow's \u003ci\u003eTitan\u003c\/i\u003e and David McCullough's \u003ci\u003eThe Great Bridge\u003c\/i\u003e affirm, readers are fascinated with the grand personalities and schemes that populated New York at the close of the nineteenth century. \u003ci\u003eConquering Gotham\u003c\/i\u003e re- creates the riveting struggle waged by the great Pennsylvania Railroad to build Penn Station and the monumental system of tunnels that would connect water-bound Manhattan to the rest of the continent by rail. Historian Jill Jonnes tells a ravishing tale of snarling plutocrats, engineering feats, and backroom politicking packed with the most colorful figures of Gilded Age New York. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eConquering Gotham\u003c\/i\u003e will be featured in an upcoming episdoe of PBS's American Experience.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJill Jonnes is the author of \u003ci\u003eConquering Gotham, Urban Forests, Conquering Gotham, Empires of Light\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSouth Bronx Rising\u003c\/i\u003e. She was named a National Endowment for the Humanities scholar and has received several grants from the Ford Foundation. She lives in Baltimore, Maryland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.77 x 8.46 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52090950910253,"sku":"9780143113249","price":26.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/conquering-gotham-building-penn-station-and-its-tunnels-paperback-4369616.webp?v=1780162699","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/conquering-gotham-building-penn-station-and-its-tunnels-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}