This book, with online access to enhanced content, describes the history, the people, and the science behind the construction of the Kremlin, the official residence of the president of the Russian Federation.
one engineering marvel, five men, and a disaster ten miles into the darkness
Swidey, Neil
2014
Documents the disastrous 1990s mission during which two members of a five-man diving team were killed while completing construction on a ten-mile tunnel at the end of Boston's Deer Island waste treatment plant.
Chronicles the history of the World Trade Center from its first blue-prints through the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, exploring how the towers were created, what they symbolized, and how the world was impacted by their destruction.
Traces the long and controversial history of the Lincoln Memorial, discussing how its creation sparked question and political debate about race, the legacy of the Civil War, and lingering sectional animosities.
