Metro: The Story of the Underground Railway

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Summary: Buy this for the photos, if at all
Review: While the photos are indeed a treat to look at, the text is so full of inaccuracies that it best be ignored. I'm not an expert on every one of the Metro systems profiled, but with regard to the ones with which I am familar, I can attest that Mr. Bennett's factual errors are pervasive. Dates, directions, system topology, and more...nothing jibes with the actual facts -- even such seemingly minor things as referring to Washington DC as a "state capitol" when I think that many people are under the impression that it is the national capital of the USA...or referring to Ontario as a state when many in Canada, and elsewhere, believe it is still a province. With an editing standard as low as this, it's no wonder the metro descriptions are valueless.