Washington Roebling's Civil War : from the bloody battlefield at Gettysburg to the Brooklyn Bridge /
Washington Roebling is well known as the man who supervised construction of the Brooklyn Bridge. This is the story of Roebling's Civil War service at Gettysburg and beyond, and how that service, as artilleryman, bridge builder, scout, balloonist, mapmaker, engineer and staff officer, prepared h...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Guilford, Connecticut :
Stackpole Books,
[2019]
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| Summary: | Washington Roebling is well known as the man who supervised construction of the Brooklyn Bridge. This is the story of Roebling's Civil War service at Gettysburg and beyond, and how that service, as artilleryman, bridge builder, scout, balloonist, mapmaker, engineer and staff officer, prepared him well for overseeing the monumental bridge project. |
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| Physical Description: | viii, 451 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780811737883 0811737888 |