The Great Society Subway : A History of the Washington Metro by Zachary M. Schrag - 2006

Johns Hopkins University Press. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Brand: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006-03-15. 1. hardcover. Used: Good.

Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006. Book. Good Plus. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Good+ black hardcover. NO jacket. 2006. Light drip stain to rear cover. Notation to FFEP, otherwise pages all clean. Photos/diagrams throughout. Binding solid. 355 pp..

First edition hardcover, which is in as new condition. Please see photos for condition. Seller will carefully wrap book in bubble wrap, box it, and ship it with tracking.
As Metro stretches to Tysons Corner and beyond, this paperback edition features a new preface from the author.
Drivers in the nation's capital face a host of hazards: high-speed traffic circles, presidential motorcades, jaywalking tourists, and bewildering signs that send unsuspecting motorists from the Lincoln Memorial into suburban Virginia in less than two minutes. And parking? Don't bet on it unless you're in the fast lane of the Capital Beltway during rush hour.
Little wonder, then, that so many residents and visitors rely on the Washington Metro, the 106-mile rapid transit system that serves the District of Columbia and its inner suburbs. In the first comprehensive history of the Metro, Zachary M. Schrag tells the story of the Great Society Subway from its earliest rumblings to the present day, from Arlington to College Park,… Read More

Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006. 1st . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 355pp.incl.index; HB blk.w/gilt; fine condition w/clean,tight pgs. DJ blk.w/white-photocover; fine. " ...the 106-mile rapid transit system that serves the District of Columbia and its inner suburbs." illus. isbn 080188246X

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.