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Author:

Ringstad, Arnold, author.

Title:

The building of the Golden Gate Bridge / by Arnold Ringstad.

Publisher:

The Child's WorldInc.,

Copyright Date:

2017

Description:

32 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Suspension bridges--San Francisco--San Francisco--History--Juvenile literature.
Golden Gate Bridge (San Francisco, Calif.)--Juvenile literature.
Golden Gate Bridge (San Francisco, Calif.)--History--Juvenile literature.
San Francisco (Calif.)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Juvenile literature.
Bridges.
Bridges--Design and construction.
United States.
Golden Gate Bridge (San Francisco, Calif.)--History.
1900 - 1999
Fiction.
History.
Juvenile works.
Pictorial works.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 31-32) and index.

Contents:

Fast facts and timeline -- The Golden Gate -- Solid foundations -- Constructing the towers -- Spinning the cables -- Building the roadway -- Opening day -- Thinking about it.

Summary:

Gives readers a behind-the-scenes look at the building of the Golden Gate Bridge. Additional features include a table of contents, a Fast Facts spread, critical-thinking questions, primary source quotes and accompanying source notes, a phonetic glossary, an index, and sources for further research.

Series:

Engineering that made America

ISBN:

1503816400
9781503816404

OCLC:

(OCoLC)973559233

LCCN:

2016945637

Locations:

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