The race underground, American Experience Films ; WGBH ; written, produced and directed by Michael Rossi
Type
Label
The race underground, American Experience Films ; WGBH ; written, produced and directed by Michael Rossi
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
Not rated
Main title
The race underground
Oclc number
968746221
Responsibility statement
American Experience Films ; WGBH ; written, produced and directed by Michael Rossi
Runtime
60
Series statement
American experience
Summary
In the late 19th century, as America's teeming cities grew increasingly congested, the time had come to replace the nostalgic horse-drawn trolleys with a faster, cleaner, safer, and more efficient form of transportation. Ultimately, it was Boston, a city of so many firsts that overcame a litany of engineering challenges, the greed-driven interests of businessmen, and the great fears of its citizenry to construct America's first subway
Technique
live action
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Subject
- Documentary films
- Subways -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- History
- Sprague, Frank J., Frank Julian, 1857-1934
- Subways -- United States -- History
- Urban transportation -- United States -- Case studies
- Whitney, Henry Melville, 1839-1923
- Whitney, William C., William Collins, 1841-1904
- Boston (Mass.) -- History -- 19th century
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- Documentary films
- Subways -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- History
- Sprague, Frank J., Frank Julian, 1857-1934
- Subways -- United States -- History
- Urban transportation -- United States -- Case studies
- Whitney, Henry Melville, 1839-1923
- Whitney, William C., William Collins, 1841-1904
- Boston (Mass.) -- History -- 19th century
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- Narrator1
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- resource.televisiondirector1
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