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Title Statement | How Emily saved the bridge: the story of Emily Warren Roebling and the building of the Brooklyn Bridge / Frieda Wishinsky ; pictures by Natalie Nelson. |
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Author | Wishinsky, Frieda |
Additional Contributors | Nelson, Natalie |
Publication | Toronto: Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press,2019.©2019 |
Extent of Item | 1 volume (unpaged) |
ISBN | 1773061046 9781773061047 |
Other Number | 3609649 |
Bibliography | Includes bibliographical references and Internet addresses. |
Summary | "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."--Provided by publisher. |
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By Topic | Bridges--Biography--Juvenile literature--Design and construction--New York (State)--New York |
By Name | Roebling, Emily Warren,1843-1903 |
By Location | Brooklyn Bridge (New York, N.Y.)--Biography--Juvenile literature |
Brooklyn Bridge (New York, N.Y.)--Juvenile literature--History |