Bibliograph

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

Type

Label

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

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

How Emily saved the bridge

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1080211189

Responsibility statement

Frieda Wishinsky ; pictures by Natalie Nelson

Sub title

the story of Emily Warren Roebling and the building of the Brooklyn Bridge

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

Target audience

juvenile

Classification

Contributor