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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How Emily saved the bridge, the story of Emily Warren Roebling and the building of the Brooklyn Bridge, Frieda Wishinsky ; pictures by Natalie Nelson
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references
resource.biographical
individual biography
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
How Emily saved the bridge
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
1080211189
Responsibility statement
Frieda Wishinsky ; pictures by Natalie Nelson
Sub title
the story of Emily Warren Roebling and the building of the Brooklyn Bridge
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
Target audience
juvenile
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- Biographies
- Juvenile works
- Brooklyn Bridge (New York, N.Y.) -- History -- Juvenile literature
- Bridges -- New York (State) -- New York
- Biography
- Creative nonfiction
- Brooklyn Bridge (New York, N.Y.) -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- History
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / Architecture
- New York (State) + New York
- Brooklyn Bridge (New York, N.Y.)
- Picture books
- New York (State) + New York + Brooklyn Bridge
- Bridges + Design and construction
- Bridges -- New York (State) -- New York -- Design and construction -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Roebling, Emily Warren, 1843-1903
- Roebling, Emily Warren, 1843-1903 -- Juvenile literature
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- Subject17
- Biographies
- Juvenile works
- Brooklyn Bridge (New York, N.Y.) -- History -- Juvenile literature
- Bridges -- New York (State) -- New York
- Biography
- Creative nonfiction
- Brooklyn Bridge (New York, N.Y.) -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- History
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / Architecture
- New York (State) + New York
- Brooklyn Bridge (New York, N.Y.)
- Picture books
- New York (State) + New York + Brooklyn Bridge
- Bridges + Design and construction
- Bridges -- New York (State) -- New York -- Design and construction -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Roebling, Emily Warren, 1843-1903
- Roebling, Emily Warren, 1843-1903 -- Juvenile literature
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- Author1
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