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百年前的異想天開，造就紐約市一場華麗變身。喜歡城市發展史的你不可錯過的一本書。

　　1860年代的紐約市簡直是個爛攤子：擁擠、噁心、堆滿了垃圾。注意看！那個時候紐約沒有地鐵，只有鵝卵石街道，直到有個叫比奇（Alfred Ely Beach）的厲害傢伙想到在地下旅行的氣動地鐵構想，紐約才開始有了現代地鐵的雛形。

　　1870年2月26日，經過58天的鑽探與粉刷之後，比奇揭曉了他的傑作，神奇的地下鐵也立即成為民眾參觀的最新景點。知名作家與紐約時報最暢銷繪本作者共同協力打造的《The Secret Subway》一書，帶領讀者經歷一趟鮮為人知卻又真實的旅程，正如同一百多年前比奇讓群眾「哇」一聲驚呼一樣，《The Secret Subway》也將讓你驚呼連連。（文／博客來編譯）

From an acclaimed author and a New York Times Best Illustrated artist comes the fascinating, little-known--and true --story of New York City''s first subway.

New York City in the 1860s was a mess: crowded, disgusting, filled with garbage. You see, way back in 1860, there were no subways, just cobblestone streets. That is, until Alfred Ely Beach had the idea for a fan-powered train that would travel underground. On February 26, 1870, after fifty-eight days of drilling and painting and plastering, Beach unveiled his masterpiece--and throngs of visitors took turns swooshing down the track.

The Secret Subway will wow readers, just as Beach''s underground train wowed riders over a century ago.

A New York Public Library Best Book for Kids, 2016

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Shana Corey has written several picture books, among them Here Come the Girl Scouts!, a New York Times Editors’ Choice, and You Forgot Your Skirt, Amelia Bloomer, which the New York Times called ＂a picture book girls are likely to love.＂ She has always been intrigued by New York City history, so when she came across a passing mention of Alfred Ely Beach’s underground train, she wanted to know more. It wasn’t long before she was skulking around Warren and Murray Streets, looking for the site of Devlin’s department store, and seeking out Boss Tweed’s grave in Greenwood Cemetery. Learn more at shanacorey.com.

Red Nose Studio created the art for Here Comes the Garbage Barge! by Jonah Winter, which was selected as a New York Times Best Illustrated Book, a School Library Journal Best Book, and a Huffington Post Best Picture Book of the Year and received four starred reviews, as well as The Beginner’s Guide to Running Away from Home by Jennifer LaRue Huget, praised by the Wall Street Journal for its ＂vivid and arresting illustrations.＂ Visit him at rednosestudio.com.