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The Roebling Suspension Bridge : a guide to historic sites, people, and places  Cover Image Book Book

The Roebling Suspension Bridge : a guide to historic sites, people, and places / by Don Heinrich Tolzmann.

Summary:

"Don Heinrich Tolzmann's essays on the Roebling Suspension Bridge bring together a diverse set of historic data that serves to paint a much fuller picture of both the man, John A. Roebling, and his bridge, its impact on the region and the development of Cincinnati, as well as Roebling's lasting legacy throughout the eastern United States."--Back cover.

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  • ISBN: 9781544004341
  • ISBN: 1544004346
  • Physical Description: i, 102 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm
  • Publisher: Cincinnati, OH : Archivarium Press, 2017.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Roebling heritage tour -- Amos Shinkle (1818-92): profile of a self-made man -- Washington Roebling (1837-1926): man and myth -- Wilhelm Hildenbrand (1843-1908): chief engineer for the reconstruction of the Roebling Suspension Bridge -- Charles Stolzenburg (1867-1903): a stonemason carves his name into history on the Roebling Suspension Bridge -- The directory of the Covington & Cincinnati Bridge Co.: Roebling's address and memo book -- The Roebling Suspension Bridge: who worked on it? -- Recent Roebling Research -- Appendix A: John A. Roebling Bridges -- Appendix B: The Roebling Company: a timeline -- Appendix C: Illustrations -- About the author.
Subject: Roebling, John Augustus, 1806-1869.
Roebling, Washington Augustus, 1837-1926.
John A. Roebling Bridge (Cincinnati, Ohio, and Covington, Ky.)
Suspension bridges > Ohio > Cincinnati.
Bridges > Design and construction > History.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Kenton County.

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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Covington Branch K 624.23 T654r 2017 (Text) 33126023033594 KY Nonfiction Available -


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