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"When Emily Warren Roebling marries Captain Washington 'Wash' Roebling--the handsome, charming soldier of her dreams, and her brother's dear friend and aide during the Civil War--a lifetime of family fun and happiness seems within her grasp. But then Wash accepts the position as Chief Engineer on his father's magnum opus, the Brooklyn Bridge, and it changes both of their lives forever. In Brooklyn, the happy home they'd dreamed of warps around the...
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Publisher
Utah State University Press
Pub. Date
1999
Physical Desc
ix, 173 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 29 cm.
Language
English
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On the morning of August 14, 1909, a small, diverse group of explorers gazed at the largest structure of its kind in the world--Rainbow Bridge. Their presence marked the official discovery of the magnificent natural bridge, which spans 275 feet and towers 291 feet above the stream bed below it. In 1910, an executive order created Rainbow Bridge National Monument, one of the first. The Fame of Rainbow Bridge was soon widespread, but for many years...
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Publisher
Center for Anthropological Studies
Pub. Date
c1999
Physical Desc
197 p.
Language
English
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Bernheimer's 1920-1924 adventures in the canyons that shelter Rainbow Bridge, and his exhausting but successful searches for a shorter route to Rainbow Bridge from the south and west sides of Navajo Mountain.
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Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2019.
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IL: LG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 27 cm.
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English
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"On a warm spring day in 1883, a woman rode across the Brooklyn Bridge with a rooster on her lap. It was the first trip across an engineering marvel that had taken nearly fourteen years to construct. The woman's husband was the chief engineer, and he knew all about the dangerous new technique involved. The woman insisted she learn as well. When he fell ill mid-construction, her knowledge came in handy. She supervised every aspect of the project while...
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Dutton, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
373 pages : map ; 24 cm.
Language
English
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The Manhattan waterfront is one of New York City's most magnificent vistas, boasting both the majestic Statue of Liberty and the busy George Washington Bridge. But Detective Mike Chapman is about to become far too well acquainted with the dangerous side of the Hudson river and its islands when he takes on his most personal case yet: the disappearance of Alex Cooper. Coop is missing -- but there are so many leads and terrifying complications: scores...
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A&E Television Networks
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (100 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
This program circles the globe to profile the world's most phenomenal architectural gems: Baseball Parks, the Egyptian Pyramids, the Eiffel Tower and much more!
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Publisher
Crown Publishers
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
xviii, 300 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
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Kansas City, 1929: Myrtle and Jack Bennett sit down with another couple for an evening of bridge. As the game intensifies, Myrtle complains that Jack is a “bum bridge player.” For such insubordination, he slaps her hard in front of their stunned guests and announces he is leaving. Moments later, sobbing, with a Colt .32 pistol in hand, Myrtle fires four shots, killing her husband. The Roaring 1920s inspired nationwide fads – flagpole sitting,...
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