tunneling

Text, illustrations, and projects explore how tunnels, skyscrapers, and towers are built and how they function. Includes information on lighthouses, subways, and underwater tunnels.

Simply describes a variety of tunnels, how they are built and how they are used.

Describes tunnels throughout the world, discussing materials and building technologies, functions and locations of important tunnels, and examples of famous tunnels in history.

Discusses tunnels, their uses, and how they are built.

Ten true stories about how people have used tunnels for many different purposes.

Recounts the true story of Pennsylvania Railroad president Alexander Cassatt's ambitious journey to build the railroad by creating a monumental system of electrified tunnels under the Hudson River, Manhattan, and the East River, despite dangerous conditions, corporate sabotage, and his investors' lack of faith in the project.

Provides photographs and information about tunnels, discussing the history of the underground passages and how they were built, and looking at some of the world's best-known tunnels, including the Holland Tunnel, the Chunnel, and others.

An introduction to tunnels including their history, how they are made, various kinds of tunnels and their construction, and their uses.