Overview

Everyone wonders what goes on down a manhole. This book explores the mysteries beneath New York City's streets, telling the story of hidden pipes and cables and how they are kept in order. It might be called a Sidewalk Superintendent's Guide, but it is much more than that. It is a vivid account of a city in action. The author received the generous cooperation of the engineering personnel of the public utilities and the municipal departments of the city. The text is enhanced by numerous photographs, maps, and diagrams. Harry Granick's Underneath New York was the first book to describe the anatomy of a modern city.

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9780823213122

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Reviews

A very different type of book from the author's previous story, Run, Run (Simon & Schuster-1941) - this is a tour of the city beneath a city - (specifically in this case New York) - of the vast underground machinery which helps make the heart of a city tick. All that science has contributed to the operation of life in a modern city is here traced:- plumbing, from watershed to faucet and down the drain; sewage and its disposal; heat, steam, electricity, gas; communications-from mail chutes to telegraph and telephone; fire alarm; burglary networks; transportation and traffic control; the subway systems,- all these and more explained for the scientifically minded youngster; from invention through function and maintenance. (Kirkus Reviews)

Author Information

Harry Granick conceived this book while working for the WPA.

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