Labyrinths of Iron Subways in History, Myth, Art, Technolog

In mooie staat. - Labyrinths of Iron.
Subways in History, Myth, Art, Technolog & War.
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Traces the history and development of subways,
focusing on the systems in London,
Paris, and New York.
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Tekst: (engels) Benson Bobrick.
Publ. 1994, Henry Holt and Company, New York.
ISBN080503109X
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352 pagina's.
Conditie: in prima staat.
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In this "bold expedition into unfamiliar terrain"(The Detroit News), author Benson Bobrickexplores the world of underground transportation,from the discover of colossal road tunnels builtby the Romans through the construction ofthe subways in London, Paris, New York,Moscow and other cities to the oprationof the present systems.Within the Book's epic sweepare heroic adventures,spectacular engineering featsgreat disappointments, madness,intrigue and death.Bodrick uncovers not only nostalgia and technicaldetail but also the subway's relation to art,its use in wartime, its psychological impact,and the breathtaking archaeologicaldiscoveries its builders have unearthed.(Benson Bobrick is the author of Fearful Majesty:The Life and Reign of Ivan the Terrible.and East of the Sun:The Epic Conquest and Tragic History of Siberia.He lives in Brookln, New York.)
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