brooklyn bridge (new york, n.y.)

Cartoons and text combine to describe what it was like to work on the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge.

Describes the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge, from its conception by John Roebling in 1852 through many setbacks to its final completion under the direction of his son, Washington, in 1883.

A humorous look at the dangers that went with building the Brooklyn Bridge.

In the shadow of the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge, eighth-graders and new neighbors Bird Mallon and Thomas Neary make some decisions about what they want to do with their lives.

Describes the planning, construction, and history of the Brooklyn Bridge, celebrated as one of the greatest landmarks and grandest sights of New York City.