Martin W Sandler

In 1869, Alfred Beach wanted to build America's first air-powered railway below New York City, but Boss Tweed, powerful politician and notorious crook, opposed. Working under night cover, Beach and his crew carved a three-hundred-foot tunnel beneath a department store. Before long, the project was discovered and the public raved about its potential. But no further tunnels were ever built. What happened to Beach's railway, and where is it now?

Provides insight into how John F. Kennedy used the new medium of television and the advances in color photography to further his ambitious agenda, providing an intimate portrait of a great American leader.

This book features photographs taken for the Farm Security Administration by ten renowned photographers, featuring scenes from regions throughout the United States.

Photographs capture the horrific conditions of this national disaster, the struggles of the people who stayed to save their land, and the sorrows of those who were forced to move as a result of this catastrophe.

Tells the true story of the rescue of 1,219 men, women, and children from thirty-two American whaling ships trapped in Arctic ice in 1871. Includes an annotated further reading list.