The Mole People: Life in the Tunnels Beneath New York CityThousands of people live in the subway, railroad, and sewage tunnels that form the bowels of New York City. This book is about them, the so-called mole people, living alone and in communities, in subway tunnels and below subway platforms. It is about how and why people move underground, who they are, and what they have to say about their lives and the “topside” world they’ve left behind. |
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User Review - JillRey - LibraryThingThis book was published in 1995 and I imagine the problems, resources and public conception of “The Mole People” highlighted in Jennifer Toth’s writing have only become further exaggerated in the time since this book’s publishing. Readers will face an intriguing, eye-opening range of emotions. Read full review
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User Review - she_climber - LibraryThingStarted reading this after reading Reliquary by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child in which "The Mole People" of New York City played a significant role. In their acknowledgements they noted this book ... Read full review
Contents
Macs | |
The Underground Population | |
Underground Spaces | |
The Bowery | |
Tunnel Outreach | |
Dark Angel | |
The Underground in History Literature and Culture | |
Wanderers | |
Harlem Gang | |
J C s Community | |
City of Friends | |
Women | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Mole People: Life in the Tunnels Beneath New York City |
| Author | Jennifer Toth |
| Publisher | Chicago Review Press, 1995 |
| ISBN | 1569764522, 9781569764527 |
| Length | 280 pages |
| Subjects | › Social Science / Poverty & Homelessness |
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