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

Schlichting, Kurt C.

ISBN 10: 142141192X / ISBN 13: 9781421411927

Published by Johns Hopkins Univ Pr, 2013

About this Item

reprint edition. 243 pages. 10.00x7.00x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Seller Inventory # 142141192X

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Grand Central Terminal Railroads, Engineering, and Architecture in New York City
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins Univ Pr
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 142141192X
• ISBN 13: 9781421411927
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.48 kilograms

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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.