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East River

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Author : Sholem Asch
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1946

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Opening The East River

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Author : Thomas Barthel
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2021-08-31

Opening The East River written by Thomas Barthel and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-08-31 with History categories.

After the Civil War, the New York City's East River was a massive unsolved and dangerous navigation problem. A major waterway into and out of the Harbor--where customs revenue equaled 42 percent of the U.S. Government's income--the river's many hindrances, centered around Hell Gate, included whirlpools, rocks and reefs. These, combined with swirling currents and powerful tides, led to deaths, cargo losses and destruction of vessels. Charged with clearing the river, General John Newton of the Army Corps of Engineers went to work with the most rudimentary tools for diving, mining, lighting, pumping and drilling. His crews worked for 20 years, using a steam-drilling scow of his own design and a new and perilous explosive--nitroglycerine. In 1885, Newton destroyed the nine-acre Flood Rock with 282,730 pounds of high explosives. The demolition was watched by tens of thousands. This book chronicles the clearing of the East River and the ingenuity of the Army engineer whose work was praised by the National Academy of Sciences.

Hell Gate

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Author : Michael Nichols
language : en
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Release Date : 2018-09-10

Hell Gate written by Michael Nichols and has been published by State University of New York Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-09-10 with History categories.

Depicts a man's exploration of the landscape, history, and toponymy of Hell Gate, a notorious stretch of water in New York City's East River. Part history and part memoir, Hell Gate tells of a man’s excursions along and through Hell Gate, a narrow stretch of water in New York City’s East River, notorious for dangerous currents, shipwrecks, and its melancholic islands and rocks. Drawn to the area by his fascination with its name—from the Dutch Hellegat, translated into English as both “bright passage” and “hellhole”—what begins as a set of casual walks for Michael Nichols becomes an exploration of landscape and history as he traces these idyllic and hellish images in an attempt to discover Hell Gate’s hidden character and the meaning of its elusive name. Using a loosely constructed set of sketches organized as a kind of tour along the edge of the river and then from a rowboat in the river, Nichols describes scenes and events as they present themselves, mixing history and lore with contemporary scenes. Michael Nichols lives in Manhattan. This is his first book.

East River Waterfront Esplanade And Piers

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007

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East River

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Author : Sholem Asch (Schriftsteller)
language : de
Publisher:
Release Date : 1947

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East River Development Project

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1980*

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East River New York Spur Channel To Astoria Waterfront

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Author : United States. Engineers Corps (Army)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1970

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Restoring The Century Old Residential Glories Of The East River

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Author : Henry Collins Brown
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1925

Restoring The Century Old Residential Glories Of The East River written by Henry Collins Brown and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1925 with East River categories.

East River

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Author : Borden Chase
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1935

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Pneumatic Tower Foundations Of The East River Suspension Bridge

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Author : Washington Augustus Roebling
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1872

Pneumatic Tower Foundations Of The East River Suspension Bridge written by Washington Augustus Roebling and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1872 with Bridges categories.