--- product_id: 8149042 title: "The Great Society Subway: A History of the Washington Metro (Creating the North American Landscape)" brand: "zachary m. m. schrag" price: "281.68 DT" currency: TND in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.tn/products/8149042-the-great-society-subway-a-history-of-the-washington-metro store_origin: TN region: Tunisia --- # The Great Society Subway: A History of the Washington Metro (Creating the North American Landscape) **Brand:** zachary m. m. schrag **Price:** 281.68 DT **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Great Society Subway: A History of the Washington Metro (Creating the North American Landscape) by zachary m. m. schrag - **How much does it cost?** 281.68 DT with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.tn](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/8149042-the-great-society-subway-a-history-of-the-washington-metro) ## Best For - zachary m. m. schrag enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted zachary m. m. schrag brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description The Great Society Subway: A History of the Washington Metro (Creating the North American Landscape) ## Images ![The Great Society Subway: A History of the Washington Metro (Creating the North American Landscape) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71PxgYPl7fL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars What Sort of City Do You Want To Have? *by B***N on Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2017* Like Metro itself, this book is awe inspiring in its scope and remarkable in its detail. The thesis is maintained throughout. The maps are excellent for those, like myself, without a firm grasp of the region's geography. The chapters are clear and focused. It took me a year of bus rides to work though the book, and found myself swept along. I have to admit to being surprised (though not incredulous as the explanation is as clear as any book I have encountered) several times. It was an excellent page-turner throughout... the freeways planed to devour communities, the bridge, the political intransigence, the buses, the plans, and the people. I was lucky enough to fly across the country to visit the District as a kid. The museums and monuments blended in my young imagine with Metro itself as a vision of America set in stone (since I didn't know it was concrete). What I did not know then is that this interaction of Americans in the commons was created as carefully, and painfully, as any monument. Although written before the Tysons Corner extension on the Silver Line, the book contrasts the development of Tysons Corner with Rosslyn-Ballston expertly. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars Enjoy the ride on The Great Society Subway. *by M***G on Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2017* To a third generation Washingtonian, this book got everything right and in a most readable way.Local and national, history at its best. A book about building a subway usually would not be considered a page turner. This one briskly moves along, better than Metro in its current state of disrepair. The author really gets the zeitgeist of each decade, especially the 1950s and early 60s. As a journalist who started his career at the old Evening Star, it is dismaying to read how the Star and Post both enthusiastically lined up behind plans, which fortunately did not come to fruition, to turn this city into a mass of concrete and highways. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars Very readable. *by K***R on Reviewed in the United States on September 14, 2013* This is a college professor's history of the construction of the DC Metro system, so it might have been stuffy.Instead, it is very readable, and many aspects of how the Nation changed culturally show up in the book. It covers the design of the system, and the construction challenges, but perhaps more interestingly it covers the cultural and political history of putting the system in place...something I doubt could be initiated today. The place of people of color, people with disabilities, people from economically disadvantaged areas, and women each figure prominently in the story, as does the continuing battle between the road and mass transit for government funding and rights-of-way. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.tn/products/8149042-the-great-society-subway-a-history-of-the-washington-metro](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/8149042-the-great-society-subway-a-history-of-the-washington-metro) --- *Product available on Desertcart Tunisia* *Store origin: TN* *Last updated: 2026-10-03*