Around Manhattan Island and Other Tales of Maritime NY / Edition 2

by Brian J. Cudahy

Overview

The port of New York, Manhattan Harbor, is always bustling; any resident of or visitor to New York is quick to recognize the integral part the port plays in the life of the city, but the vessels that keep it alive are rarely focused on. In these six stories, Brian Cudahy provides us with a unique and wonderful tour of the port of New York through the 20th century. From the Iron Steamboat Company to the Norwiegan Cruise lines, Around Manhattan Island is a treasure for all with an interest in maritime history, and for all who love New York.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780823217618
Publisher:	Fordham University Press
Publication date:	02/01/1997
Edition description:	2
Pages:	269
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)
Lexile:	1460L (what's this?)

About the Author

BRIAN J. CUDAHY's books include Around Manhattan Island: And Other Maritime Tales ofNew York and A Century of Subways: Celebrating 100 Years of New York's Underground Railways (both Fordham). He lives in Bluffton, SC.

Editorial Reviews

For those residents, or persons with an interest in the port of New York, this readable book will be a good choice.

Steamboat Bill

Around Manhattan Island examines fireboat rescues, Manhattan’s tour boat industry, and epic cruise ship departures. . . . Cudahy brings his local knowledge to each story and offers first-hand accounts of New York Harbor’s most historic moments.

Professional Mariner

Transportation historian Cudahy (Under the Sidewalks of New York, Fordham Univ., 1995) adds another well-written volume on a vital chapter in the history of New York City. He tells six stories that feature the history of such vessels as those in the Circle Line; the superliner SS United States; New York harbor fireboats; the Iron Steamboat, which ran excursions to Coney Island; the steamboat Observation, which exploded and sank in 1932; and the 20th-century commercial cruise ships that operated between New York and Bermuda. With a wealth of information about the many ships that plied the waters of New York Harbor, including detailed chapter notes, Cudahy's work will be of most relevance to readers with an interest in transportation history; it should also appeal to visitors to the Big Apple. For public and academic libraries.Linda M. Kaufmann, Freel Lib., North Adams State Coll., Mass.

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