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Wishinsky, Frieda.
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Roebling, Emily Warren, 1843-1903 -- Juvenile literature.
Bridges -- New York (State) -- New York -- Design and construction -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Wishinsky, Frieda.
Roebling, Emily Warren, 1843-1903 -- Juvenile literature.
Bridges -- New York (State) -- New York -- Design and construction -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Bridges -- Design and construction -- Juvenile literature.
Brooklyn Bridge (New York, N.Y.) -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Brooklyn Bridge (New York, N.Y.) -- History -- Juvenile literature.
New York (State) -- New York -- Juvenile literature.
New York (State) -- New York -- Brooklyn Bridge -- Juvenile literature.
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How Emily saved the bridge : the story of Emily Warren Roebling and the building of the Brooklyn Bridge / Frieda Wishinsky ; pictures by Natalie Nelson.
by
Wishinsky, Frieda.
Groundwood Books, c2019.
Call #:
624.23092 R711w
Subjects
Roebling, Emily Warren, 1843-1903
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Juvenile
literature
.
Bridges
--
New
York
(
State
)
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New
York
--
Design
and
construction
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Biography
--
Juvenile
literature
.
Bridges
--
Design
and
construction
--
Juvenile
literature
.
Brooklyn Bridge (
New
York
, N.Y.)
--
Biography
--
Juvenile
literature
.
Brooklyn Bridge (
New
York
, N.Y.)
--
History
--
Juvenile
literature
.
New
York
(
State
)
--
New
York
--
Juvenile
literature
.
New
York
(
State
)
--
New
York
--
Brooklyn Bridge
--
Juvenile
literature
.
ISBN:
9781773061047
1773061046
Description:
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references.
Summary:
In 1869,
construction
began on the first steel-wire suspension bridge in the world. The massive bridge would link Brooklyn and Manhattan. Everyone was captivated by its progress. But when chief engineer Washington Roebling fell ill, the project seemed doomed to fail. Fortunately, Emily Warren Roebling stepped in, and thanks to her, the Brooklyn Bridge opened in 1883. Frieda Wishinsky's engaging text and Natalie Nelson's distinctive collage illustrations tell the inspiring story of how Emily Warren Roebling saved the bridge. Speech bubbles revealing imagined dialogue add a playful note to this historical account, which includes fascinating facts about the Brooklyn Bridge and a further reading list.--front flap.
An accessible, picture-book
biography
of Emily Warren Roebling. The Brooklyn Bridge, the iconic suspension bridge that connects Manhattan and Brooklyn, was completed in 1883. It is thanks to Emily Warren Roebling that the bridge was finished at all. Emily was not an engineer, but she was educated in math and science. She married Washington Roebling, the chief engineer of the famous bridge. When Washington became ill from decompression sickness, Emily stepped in, doing everything from keeping the books, to carrying messages for her husband, to monitoring the
construction
of the bridge. She was the first person to cross the Brooklyn Bridge when it opened.
Genre:
Biography
,
Juvenile
.
Other authors:
Nelson, Natalie.
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Children's Nonfiction
624.23092 R711w
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