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

Schlichting, Kurt C.

ISBN 10: 0801865107 / ISBN 13: 9780801865107

Published by Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore & London, 2001

About this Item

Baltimore & London: Johns Hopkins Press, (2001). First Edition, First Printing. 10 x 7". 243pp, Index, Notes. Grey cloth, fine condition, in fine dj. Illustrated with photographs and drawings. History of the Terminal in the context of New York City. ISBN 0801865107; 10 x 7 inches; 243 pages.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Grand Central Terminal: Railroads, Engineering, and Architecture in New York City
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore & London
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0801865107
• ISBN 13: 9780801865107
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition; First Printing.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine

About this title

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.