商品簡介
Did you know that a stretch of pneumatic subway was built under the streets of New York City in 1870 without the knowledge or approval of the city government? Capo, co-host of a television show, presents 23 short chapters, written in a humorous tone, on little-known newsworthy events that have taken place in New York City, such as a 1920 terrorist attack on Wall Street, the 1989 "secret deposit" of a 3.5-ton bronze bull in front of the New York Stock Exchange, and an escaped circus tiger's stroll through a Queens neighborhood in 2004. The book concludes with a list of New York City trivia and a list of the city's world records and firsts. A b&w map showing locations of the stories is the only illustration. Capo holds five world records and has written 10 other books. Annotation c2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
作者簡介
Fran Capo, the author of It Happened In books for New Jersey, New York State, and Pennsylvania, is the cohost of the TV talk show Live it Up! With Donna Drake and Fran Capo, broadcast in the tri-state region. She is also the Guinness Book of World Records’ Fastest Talking Female.
Art & Susan Zuckerman host ?Z” Travel and Leisure for New York’s WVOX Radio and are reporters for a local newspaper chain, writing about New York City.
