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Author:

Wishinsky, Frieda, author.

Title:

How Emily saved the bridge : the story of Emily Warren Roebling and the building of the Brooklyn Bridge / Frieda Wishinsky ; pictures by Natalie Nelson.

Publisher:

Groundwood Books,

Copyright Date:

2019

Description:

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm

Subject:

Roebling, Emily Warren,--1843-1903--Juvenile literature.
Brooklyn Bridge (New York, N.Y.)--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Bridges--New York--New York--Design and construction--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Brooklyn Bridge (New York, N.Y.)--History--Juvenile literature.
Creative nonfiction.
Biographies.
Picture books.

Other Authors:

Nelson, Natalie, illustrator.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

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.

ISBN:

1773061046
9781773061047

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1080211189

Locations:

SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

SIPD314 -- James Kennedy Public Library (Dyersville)

YCPD572 -- Hiawatha Public Library (Hiawatha)

AAPF906 -- Ottumwa Public Library (Ottumwa)

SFPH074 -- Waterloo Public Library (Waterloo)