brooklyn bridge (new york, n.y.)

A mother tells her daughter the story of designer and engineer Emily Warren Roebling who helped design and build the Brooklyn Bridge. Though she was not an engineer initially, her husband and her father were tasked with designing the bridge. But when her husband died and her father became ill, only Emily had enough knowledge of the project to finish the work. Her work ethic and knowledge impressed everyone she worked with.

"On a warm spring day in 1883, a woman rode across the Brooklyn Bridge with a rooster on her lap. It was the first trip across an engineering marvel that had taken nearly fourteen years to construct. The woman's husband was the chief engineer, and he knew all about the dangerous new technique involved. The woman insisted she learn as well. When he fell ill mid-construction, her knowledge came in handy. She supervised every aspect of the project while he was bedridden, and she continued to learn about things only men were supposed to know: math, science, engineering. Women weren't supposed to be engineers. . . But this woman insisted she could do it all, and her hard work helped to create one of the most iconic landmarks in the world. This is the story of Emily Roebling, the secret engineer behind the Brooklyn Bridge"--Provided by publisher.

In graphic novel format looks at the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge.

A look at the design and construction of the Brooklyn Bridge.

Depicts the history of the building and social impact of what was, at the time, the biggest bridge in the world.

Tells the story of the Brooklyn Bridge in the context of the age in which it was built, focusing on the work of Washington A. Roebling who was named Chief Engineer of the Great Bridge after the death of his father.

Discusses the construction, history, and current status of the Brooklyn Bridge.

Upon completion of the Brooklyn Bridge, P.T. Barnum and his twenty-one elephants parade across to prove to everyone that the bridge is safe.

Text and contemporary illustrations describe the seemingly impossible feat of building a bridge over the East River during the nineteenth century.

Describes the fourteen years of construction of the Brooklyn Bridge, which connects Manhattan and Brooklyn across the East River, from its conception in 1869 to its completion in 1883.