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Chief engineer : Washington Roebling : the man who built the Brooklyn Bridge / Erica Wagner.
Author
Wagner, Erica, 1967-
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Format
Book
Language
English
Published/Created
New York : Bloomsbury, 2017.
Description
xviii, 364 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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Marquand Library - Remote Storage (ReCAP): Marquand Library Use Only
TA140.R72 W34 2017
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Civil engineers
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United States
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Biography
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Brooklyn Bridge (New York, N.Y.)
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History
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Roebling, Washington Augustus 1837-1926
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Biographies
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Summary note
As much a part of the New York skyline as the Statue of Liberty and the Empire State Building, the Brooklyn Bridge is instantly and internationally recognizable. Yet as iconic as it is, its builder, Washington Roebling, is too often forgotten. The Brooklyn Bridge took 14 dramatic years to complete and here the personal story which lies behind that construction is told for the first time. Meticulously researched, and written with revealing archival material only recently uncovered, this is an engaging and illuminating portrait of a brilliant and driven man, and of the era in which he lived.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 347-354) and index.
Contents
"No one ever does just the right thing in great emergencies"
"The finest place in the world"
"Something of the tiger in him"
"I was not a chip off the old block"
"It is curious how persons lose their heads in times of excitement"
"The urgency of the moment overpowers everything"
"I am very much of the opinion that she has captured your younger brother's heart at last"
All beginnings are difficult, but don't give up"
"I will have to go to work at something"
"Good enough to found upon"
"I'll have been quite sick for some days"
"Now is the time to build the bridge"
"Trust me"
"She goes everywhere and sees everything"
"The image of his wife floats before him"
"You can't desert your job"
"Time & age cures all this"
Epilogue: cold spring.
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ISBN
9781620400517 ((hardcover))
1620400510 ((hardcover))
LCCN
2016052692
OCLC
957022408
Other standard number
40027281347
99974960601
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