Conquering Gotham: Building Penn Station and Its Tunnels by Jill Jonnes (English

Description: Conquering Gotham by Jill Jonnes In this gripping narrative, Jonnes tells the fascinating story of the struggle to connect New York City to the rest of the nation and the high-stakes drama that pitted the money and will of the nations mightiest railroad against the machinations of labor agitators. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description "Superb. [A] first-rate narrative" (The Wall Street Journal) about the controversial construction of New Yorks beloved original Penn Station and its tunnels, from the author of Eiffels Tower and Urban Forests As bestselling books like Ron Chernows Titan and David McCulloughs The Great Bridge affirm, readers are fascinated with the grand personalities and schemes that populated New York at the close of the nineteenth century. Conquering Gotham 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. Conquering Gotham will be featured in an upcoming episdoe of PBSs American Experience. Author Biography Jill Jonnes is the author of Conquering Gotham, Urban Forests, Conquering Gotham, Empires of Light, and South Bronx Rising. She was named a National Endowment for the Humanities scholar and has received several grants from the Ford Foundation. She lives in Baltimore, Maryland. Review Praise for Conquering Gotham "In the tradition of David McCulloughs narratives of the Brooklyn Bridge and the Panama Canal . . . Intelligent history about building an indispensable part of our infrastructure." —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Superb . . . [A] first-rate narrative." —The Wall Street Journal "A readable and human account of how a few visionaries from the Pennsylvania Railroad connected the rest of the country to the nations greatest port, and how their Philadelphia-centric perspective doomed the worlds greatest train station." —The New York Times "Impeccably researched and ravishingly detailed . . . delightful popular history." —San Francisco Chronicle "Lush and lovely prose." —The Baltimore Sun "Conquering Gotham is a well-written and well-researched account of an astoundingly ambitious undertaking. Ms. Jonnes skillfully weaves together the multifarious aspects of the project, from the technical complexities and political wrangling to the personalities of Cassatt and McKim." —New York Observer "Whats clear from her riveting story is that it was every bit as hard to build great projects then as now—perhaps even harder." —New York Post "New York Citys Pennsylvania Stations sweeping story, involving engineering challenges, an inflexibly honest corporation leader, flexibly corrupt politicians, and street-level sociology, comes together marvelously in Jonnes admiring history of the undertaking." —Booklist Long Description aSuperb. [A] first-rate narrativea ("The Wall Street Journal" ) about the controversial construction of New Yorkas beloved original Penn Station and its tunnels\ As bestselling books like Ron Chernowas "Titan" and David McCulloughas "The Great Bridge" affirm, readers are fascinated with the grand personalities and schemes that populated New York at the close of the nineteenth century. "Conquering Gotham" 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. Review Quote Praise for Conquering Gotham "In the tradition of David McCulloughs narratives of the Brooklyn Bridge and the Panama Canal . . . Intelligent history about building an indispensable part of our infrastructure." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Superb . . . [A] first-rate narrative." --The Wall Street Journal "A readable and human account of how a few visionaries from the Pennsylvania Railroad connected the rest of the country to the nations greatest port, and how their Philadelphia-centric perspective doomed the worlds greatest train station." --The New York Times "Impeccably researched and ravishingly detailed . . . delightful popular history." --San Francisco Chronicle "Lush and lovely prose." --The Baltimore Sun " Conquering Gotham is a well-written and well-researched account of an astoundingly ambitious undertaking. Ms. Jonnes skillfully weaves together the multifarious aspects of the project, from the technical complexities and political wrangling to the personalities of Cassatt and McKim." --New York Observer "Whats clear from her riveting story is that it was every bit as hard to build great projects then as now--perhaps even harder." --New York Post "New York Citys Pennsylvania Stations sweeping story, involving engineering challenges, an inflexibly honest corporation leader, flexibly corrupt politicians, and street-level sociology, comes together marvelously in Jonnes admiring history of the undertaking." --Booklist Details ISBN0143113240 Author Jill Jonnes Short Title CONQUERING GOTHAM Language English ISBN-10 0143113240 ISBN-13 9780143113249 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2008 Birth 1952 Subtitle Building Penn Station and Its Tunnels DOI 10.1604/9780143113249 Place of Publication New York, NY Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2008-03-25 NZ Release Date 2008-03-25 US Release Date 2008-03-25 UK Release Date 2008-03-25 Pages 384 Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc Publication Date 2008-03-25 Imprint Penguin USA DEWEY 385.31409747 Illustrations B&W PHOTOS AND ILLUSTRATIONS THROUGHOUT Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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