Grand Central Terminal: Railroads, Engineering, and Architecture in New York City

Kurt C. Schlichting

ISBN 10: 142141192X / ISBN 13: 9781421411927

Published by Johns Hopkins University Press, 2013

About this Item

More than a history of a train station, this book is the story of a city and an age as reflected in a building aptly described as a secular cathedral. Num Pages: 264 pages, 176, 82 black & white illustrations, 6 black & white illustrations, 82 black & white half. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJ; AMG; HBJK; HBLW; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 16. Weight in Grams: 454. . 2013. Illustrated. Paperback. . . . .

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Grand Central Terminal: Railroads, Engineering, and Architecture in New York City
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 142141192X
• ISBN 13: 9781421411927
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

More than a history of a train station--the story of a city and an age, as reflected in a building aptly described as a secular cathedral.

About the Author

Kurt C. Schlichting is a professor of sociology and the E. Gerald Corrigan '63 Chair in the Humanities and Social Sciences at Fairfield University. His book Grand Central Terminal: Railroads, Engineering, and Architecture in New York City, also published by Johns Hopkins, won the Professional/Scholarly Publishing Award in Architecture from the Association of American Publishers.