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Empire on the Hudson: Entrepreneurial Vision and Political Power at the Port of New York Authority Hardcover - 2001 - 1st Edition

by Jameson Doig


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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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  • Title Empire on the Hudson: Entrepreneurial Vision and Political Power at the Port of New York Authority
  • Author Jameson Doig
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Pages 620
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Columbia University Press, Irvington, New York, U.S.A.
  • Date 2001-04-05
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps
  • ISBN 9780231076760 / 0231076762
  • Weight 2.37 lbs (1.08 kg)
  • Dimensions 9 x 6 x 1.56 in (22.86 x 15.24 x 3.96 cm)
  • Reading level 1620
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 20th Century
    • Cultural Region: Mid-Atlantic
    • Cultural Region: Northeast U.S.
    • Demographic Orientation: Urban
    • Geographic Orientation: New Jersey
    • Geographic Orientation: New York
  • Library of Congress subjects Harbors - New York (State) - New York -, Harbors - New Jersey - History - 20th century
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 00031609
  • Dewey Decimal Code 386.109

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  • New York Review of Books, 03/14/2002, Page 8
  • Reference and Research Bk News, 08/01/2001, Page 101

About the author

Jameson W. Doig is professor of politics and public affairs in the Politics Department and Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University. His previous books include New York: The Politics of Urban Regional Development (with Michael N. Danielson) and Leadership and Innovation: A Biographical Perspective on Entrepreneurs in Government (with Erwin C. Hargrove).
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