The Wheels That Drove New York: A History of the New York City Transit System - Roger P. Roess, Gene Sansone - Google Books

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The Wheels That Drove New York tells the fascinating story of how a public transportation system helped transform a small trading community on the southern tip of Manhattan island to a world financial capital that is home to more than 8,000,000 people.…