Built to last : building America's amazing bridges, dams, tunnels, and skyscrapers /
Americans didn't let mountains stand in the way of trade with the American West--they tunneled right through them to make the Cascade Tunnel and Hoosac Tunnel. When water and power were needed, they built huge dams, such as the Fort Peck Dam and the Hoover Dam. Faced with water to cross, they b...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Scholastic Nonfiction,
[2005]
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| Summary: | Americans didn't let mountains stand in the way of trade with the American West--they tunneled right through them to make the Cascade Tunnel and Hoosac Tunnel. When water and power were needed, they built huge dams, such as the Fort Peck Dam and the Hoover Dam. Faced with water to cross, they built beautiful bridges, such as the Brooklyn Bridge and the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel. And the American character is best reflected by the building it invented, the skyscraper. Built to last profiles 17 architectural and engineering marvels, from the Erie Canal to Boston's Big Dig. |
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| Physical Description: | 128 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 24 x 32 cm. |
| Awards: | Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12, 2006. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 122-123) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0439517370 (alk. paper) |