Overview

Meticulously accurate line drawings and fascinating text trace Manhattan's growth from a tiny Dutch outpost to the commercial, financial, and cultural heart of the world. This book explains construction above and below ground, including the excavation of subway lines and the building of bridges and skyscrapers. Hundreds of illustrations reveal intricate details of construction techniques.Author and illustrator Donald A. Mackay traces Manhattan's history from its first wood, stone, and brick houses to its famous modern structures, including the Empire State Building, Rockefeller Center, and the World Trade Center. Along with historical background, he presents clear explanations and illustrations of the skilled labor and methods behind the island's tunnels, bridges, and train lines. Mackay describes who does what at a construction site, the assembly of a tower crane, and the construction of skyscrapers, from the foundations to the floor-by-floor elevations, along with other amazing procedures that are all part of a day's work in building the big city. A selection of the Common Core State Standards Initiative.

Full Product Details

Author:   Constance Garnett ,  Donald Mackay
Publisher:   Dover Publications Inc.
Imprint:   Dover Publications Inc.
Dimensions:   Width: 23.00cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 30.60cm
Weight:   0.540kg
ISBN:  

9780486473178

ISBN 10:   0486473171
Pages:   160
Publication Date:   30 April 2010
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   No Longer Our Product
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

"Preface Introduction In the Beginning The Manhattan Indians And Then the Dutch Came Wood, Stone, and Brick Fort Amsterdam / Stuyvesant Surrenders 1664: New Amsterdam Is Now New York Colonial New York: 1664-1783 Mechanicks, Slaves, and Apprentices Capital of the New Nation: 1785-1790 1811: A Plan for Growth Population Pressures: 1811-1850 The Cast-Iron Building The ""Safety Hoister"" Raises the Roof The Wonder of the Imagination The Skill of the Engineer The Iron Skeleton / ""An Iron Bridge Truss Stood on End"" 1850 to 1900 The Flatiron Building: 1901 The Woolworth Building: 1913 Boom and Bust: 1900-1930 The Empire State Building: 1930-1931 The Riveter: $1.92 Plus Half a Cent an Hour The Derrick Courage ... Skill ... and Preparation Midtown Manhattan ... Rockefeller Center: 1931 Out of the Depression: 1930-1965 Downtown Manhattan ... the World Trade Center: 1966-1971 Keeping the Hudson River Out A Problem in Levitation / Carrying the Weight A City Within the City Zoning: An Attempt to Set Rational Limits The Architect: Concept and Detail / The City's Vital Services The Busy Underground The Subway Water Fit to Drink Electricity ... Lifeline of the City Steam Gas Telephone / And Empire City Subway Sewage Going ... Going ... Gone Test Borings / And Drilling Rock The Power of Compressed Air The Excavators Dynamite! Stand Clear! / Hard Hats Who Does What at a Construction Site / The Surveyor Shoring Up the Outer Walls The Foundation / Digging in Lower Manhattan Bull's Liver and Other Problems As the City Builds Concrete The Reinforced Concrete Skyscraper From Liquid Mass to Hardened Solid Salamanders The Big Cranes Tower Cranes Assembling a Tower Crane / Raising the Crane's Height Private Places / Public Spaces Steel Steel / And Ironworkers Look Out Below! / Spud Wrenches From Beam / To Beam The Welder / The Floors Take Shape The Outer Skin Trades and Unions Up and Down ... at 20 Miles an Hour Skyscraper Stress Acrophobia ... Fear of Heights The Sounds of the City Topping Out Acknowledgments Sources"

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Donald Mackay spent years researching and illustrating this book, observing new buildings under construction and interviewing engineers, architects, and contractors. In addition, he has illustrated many children's books and created architectural drawings for National Geographic.

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