{"product_id":"conquering-gotham-building-penn-station-and-its-tunnels-9780143113249","title":"Conquering Gotham: Building Penn Station and Its Tunnels","description":"\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 \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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jill Jonnes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.46h x 5.50w x 0.77d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143113249\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43781791481971,"sku":"9.78014E+12","price":25.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_3f92152e-0214-4361-ad1b-df513b4ae3ff.jpg?v=1757594902","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/conquering-gotham-building-penn-station-and-its-tunnels-9780143113249","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}