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Jameson W. Doig Empire on the Hudson (Hardback) Columbia History of Urban Life
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- Book Title
- Empire on the Hudson
- Publication Name
- Empire on the HUDSON : Entrepreneurial Vision and Political Power at the Port of New York Authority
- Title
- Empire on the Hudson
- Subtitle
- Entrepreneurial Vision and Political Power at the Port of New Yor
- Format
- Hardcover
- ISBN-10
- 0231076762
- EAN
- 9780231076760
- ISBN
- 9780231076760
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Genre
- History
- Topic
- Law & Politics
- Release Year
- 2001
- Release Date
- 05/04/2001
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Series
- Columbia History of Urban Life Ser.
- Item Length
- 0.9in
- Publication Year
- 2001
- Type
- Textbook
- Item Height
- 0.2in
- Item Width
- 0.6in
- Item Weight
- 38.4 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 620 Pages
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Revered and reviled in almost equal amounts since its inception, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has been responsible for creating and maintaining much of New York and New Jersey's transportation infrastructure--the things that make the region work. Doig traces the evolution of the Port Authority from the battles leading to its creation in 1921 through its conflicts with the railroads and its expansion to build bridges and tunnels for motor vehicles. Chronicling the adroit maneuvers that led the Port Authority to take control of the region's airports and seaport operations, build the largest bus terminal in the nation, and construct the World Trade Center, Doig reveals the rise to power of one of the world's largest specialized regional governments. This definitive history of the Port Authority underscores the role of several key players--Austin Tobin, the obscure lawyer who became Executive Director and a true "power broker" in the bi-state region, Julius Henry Cohen, general counsel of the Port Authority for its first twenty years, and Othmar H. Ammann, the Swiss engineer responsible for the George Washington Bridge, the Bayonne and Goethels bridges, the Outerbridge Crossing, and the Lincoln Tunnel. Today, with public works projects stalled by community opposition in almost every village and city, the story of how the Port Authority managed to create an empire on the Hudson offers lessons for citizens and politicians everywhere.
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Publisher
Columbia University Press
ISBN-10
0231076762
ISBN-13
9780231076760
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1746663
Product Key Features
Publication Name
Empire on the HUDSON : Entrepreneurial Vision and Political Power at the Port of New York Authority
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Year
2001
Series
Columbia History of Urban Life Ser.
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
620 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
0.9in
Item Height
0.2in
Item Width
0.6in
Item Weight
38.4 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
He554.N5d65 2001
Grade from
College Graduate Student
Reviews
Doig's precision and thoroughness are valuable. His passion for the role of public building in urban life... is evident.... He writes with a detachment that gives him an authority over the subject matter., "Doig's precision and thoroughness are valuable. His passion for the role of public building in urban life... is evident.... He writes with a detachment that gives him an authority over the subject matter." -- New York Review of Books, "A fascinating organizational biography...For its behind-the-scenes views of two of the New York area's vital public structures, the George Washington Bridge and the Port Authority Bus Terminal, the book deserves a permanent place in every construction and engineering library." -- Engineering News Record, "This stirring, keenly-written history is filled with insiders'details and jousts with mayors, governors, and even a president." -- Political Science Quarterly, This stirring, keenly-written history is filled with insiders'details and jousts with mayors, governors, and even a president., A fascinating organizational biography...For its behind-the-scenes views of two of the New York area's vital public structures, the George Washington Bridge and the Port Authority Bus Terminal, the book deserves a permanent place in every construction and engineering library., This book is remarkable in the depth and scope of its research and in its narrative drive. The book deserves to be widely read, not only by New York historians but by all those interested in the role of government in improving American life.
Table of Content
Foreword List of Illustrations Elected and Appointed Officials: Years in Office Preface: Hopes and Judgments 1. A Wilsonian Hybrid: The Powers of Government and the Spirit of Capitalism PART 1. Creating a New Institution 2. The Tensions and Opportunities of Federalism: Commercial Conflict in the New York Region 3. Designing a New Organization: An Uneasy Marriage of Planning and Politics PART 2. Failure and a New Beginning 4. Modernizing the Rail System: Competing Strategies for an Expanding Metropolis 5. Negotiating with the Railroads: Regional Planning Confronts the Wary Capitalist 6. Politics and Engineering Passion: Expanding the Port Authority's Dreams 7. A Web of Bridges, Tunnels, and Political Intrigue PART 3. Drift and teh Sources of Renewal 8. Near Bankruptcy and the Loss of Vision 9. Federalism as a Lawyers' Playground 10. The Threat to Municipal Bonds as Danger and Opportunity PART 4. Expanding Empire 11. To Claim the Skies and Seas 12. Breaking an Airline Monopoly 13. "A Humdrum Job of Engineering" and More: Creating a Giant Bus Terminal in Manhattan PART 5. Conclusions 14. A Regional Empire in American Politics: Local History and its Impact, Leadership Strategies, and Ethical Dilemmas Epilogue: Triumps and Travails of an Aging Empire Acknowledgements Appendix: The Port Compact of 1921 Index
Copyright Date
2001
Topic
United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, De, Md, NJ, NY, Pa), United States / 20th Century, Ships & Shipbuilding / General, American Government / State, United States / General
Lccn
00-031609
Dewey Decimal
297.2/72
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
Transportation, History, Political Science
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