722 Miles: The Building of the Subways and How They Transformed New York by Clifton Hood
722 Miles: The Building of the Subways and How They Transformed New York by Clifton Hood is a 335-page hardcover published in 1993 by Simon & Schuster. The dust jacket has some light rubbing and shelf wear. Inside, Apart from some slight bumping to the spine and a black remainder mark on the bottom page edges, the book is pristine, with clean pages and tight binding. The condition is very good. Book Summary The Building of the New York City subway system was an epic struggle, and not just for engineering reasons. As New York grew in importance throughout the nineteenth century, geography imposed physical limits on the city. Manhattan was a narrow and crowded island, with a huge population jammed into its southern tip. By the 1880s surface transportation on Manhattan streets was impossibly slow, and the city's business leadership realized that improved transportation was vital to its future. Mayor Abram S. Hewitt, a wealthy businessman, proposed a subway system, and Hewitt a