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The Woman Who Built a Bridge

Author : C. K. Crigger
Publisher : Center Point
ISBN 13 : 9781638084938
Total Pages : 500 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (849 download)

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Download or read book The Woman Who Built a Bridge written by C. K. Crigger and published by Center Point. This book was released on 2022-10 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shay Billings was pleasantly surprised at discovering a new bridge over the river, as it cut several miles from his trip into town. After being ambushed and left for dead, he has even more cause to be grateful when the bridge-builder saves his life. Shay's savior turns out to be a mysterious young woman with extraordinary skills. More importantly, she's a strong ally when he and a few other men are forced to defend themselves and their ranches against a power-hungry rich man. Marvin Hammel seems determined to own everything in their small valley, his intention to gobble up not only their homes and their livelihoods, but the water that flows through the land.

Secret Engineer: How Emily Roebling Built the Brooklyn Bridge

Author : Rachel Dougherty
Publisher : Roaring Brook Press
ISBN 13 : 1250246350
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book Secret Engineer: How Emily Roebling Built the Brooklyn Bridge written by Rachel Dougherty and published by Roaring Brook Press. This book was released on 2019-02-19 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 he was bedridden, and she continued to learn about things only men were supposed to know: math, science, engineering. Women weren't supposed to be engineers. But this woman insisted she could do it all, and her hard work helped to create one of the most iconic landmarks in the world. This is the story of Emily Roebling, the secret engineer behind the Brooklyn Bridge, from author-illustrator Rachel Dougherty.

The Engineer's Wife

Author : Tracey Enerson Wood
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1492698148
Total Pages : 341 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (926 download)

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Download or read book The Engineer's Wife written by Tracey Enerson Wood and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2020-04-07 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE USA TODAY BESTSELLER! THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER! She built the Brooklyn Bridge, so why don't you know her name? Emily Roebling built a monument for all time. Then she was lost in its shadow. Discover the fascinating woman who helped design and construct the Brooklyn Bridge. Perfect for book clubs and fans of Marie Benedict. Emily refuses to live conventionally—she knows who she is and what she wants, and she's determined to make change. But then her husband asks the unthinkable: give up her dreams to make his possible. Emily's fight for women's suffrage is put on hold, and her life transformed when her husband Washington Roebling, the Chief Engineer of the Brooklyn Bridge, is injured on the job. Untrained for the task, but under his guidance, she assumes his role, despite stern resistance and overwhelming obstacles. But as the project takes shape under Emily's direction, she wonders whose legacy she is building—hers, or her husband's. As the monument rises, Emily's marriage, principles, and identity threaten to collapse. When the bridge finally stands finished, will she recognize the woman who built it? Based on the true story of an American icon, The Engineer's Wife delivers an emotional portrait of a woman transformed by a project of unfathomable scale, which takes her into the bowels of the East River, suffragette riots, the halls of Manhattan's elite, and the heady, freewheeling temptations of P.T. Barnum. The biography of a husband and wife determined to build something that lasts—even at the risk of losing each other. "Historical fiction at its finest."—Andrea Bobotis, author of The Last List of Miss Judith Kratt Other Bestselling Historical Fiction from Sourcebooks Landmark: The Only Woman in the Room by Marie Benedict The Mystery of Mrs. Christie by Marie Benedict The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson Sold on a Monday by Kristina McMorris

How Emily Saved the Bridge

Author : Frieda Wishinsky
Publisher : Groundwood Books Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1773063227
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (73 download)

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Download or read book How Emily Saved the Bridge written by Frieda Wishinsky and published by Groundwood Books Ltd. This book was released on 2019-05-01 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The amazing story of Emily Warren Roebling, the woman who stepped in to oversee the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge, which was completed in 1883. 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. Emily, who went on to study law among many other accomplishments, is an inspiration to all, as demonstrated through Frieda Wishinsky’s informative and engaging text and Natalie Nelson’s distinctive collage illustrations. Speech bubbles revealing imagined dialogue add a playful note to this historical account, which includes fascinating facts about the Brooklyn Bridge and a further reading list. Key Text Features further reading speech bubbles Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.1 Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.3 Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., a character's thoughts, words, or actions).

The Women of Waterloo Bridge

Author : Jan Casey
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1838930736
Total Pages : 347 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (389 download)

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Download or read book The Women of Waterloo Bridge written by Jan Casey and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2020-05-21 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: London, 1940. After her fiancé breaks off their engagement, Evelyn decides to do her part for the war effort by signing up for construction work on Waterloo Bridge. Enjoying the physical work and her newfound purpose, she begins to realise that there could be so much more to her life than anything she'd ever dared to dream of. Grieving after her little boy dies in an air raid, Gwen is completely lost when her husband sends their younger children to the countryside for safety. Enlisting as a construction worker, she is partnered with cheerful Evelyn. Despite Gwen's initial reticence, the two women strike up a heartwarming friendship – but will it be enough to save Gwen from her sorrow? Musical prodigy Joan's life has always been dictated by her controlling mother. When an affair nearly ends in scandal, Joan finally takes her life into her own hands. Determined never to touch a violin again, she soon finds work at Waterloo Bridge. Yet there are other troubles for her to overcome... For these three women, only one thing is certain: the Second World War will change their lives forever. A heart-wrenching new WW2 saga for fans of Jenny Holmes and Soraya M. Lane.

Chief Engineer

Author : Erica Wagner
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1620400537
Total Pages : 385 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (24 download)

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Download or read book Chief Engineer written by Erica Wagner and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2017-06-27 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A welcome tribute to the persistence, precision and humanity of Washington Roebling and a love-song for the mighty New York bridge he built.” - The Wall Street Journal Chief Engineer is the first full biography of a crucial figure in the American story--Washington Roebling, builder of the Brooklyn Bridge. One of America's most iconic and recognizable structures, the Brooklyn Bridge is as much a part of New York as the Statue of Liberty or the Empire State Building. Yet its distinguished builder is too often forgotten--and his life is of interest far beyond his chosen field. It is the story of immigrants, the frontier, the Civil War, the making of the modern world, and a man whose life modeled courage in the face of extreme adversity. Chief Engineer is enriched by Roebling's own eloquent voice, unveiled in his recently discovered memoir, previously thought lost to history. The memoir reveals that his father, John-a renowned engineer who came to America after humble beginnings in Germany-was a tyrannical presence in Roebling's life. It also documents Roebling's time as a young man in the Union Army, where he built bridges to carry soldiers across rivers and fought in pivotal battles from Antietam to Gettysburg. He then married the remarkable Emily Warren Roebling, who played a crucial role in the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge, Roebling's grandest achievement-but by no means the only one. Elegantly written with a compelling narrative sweep, Chief Engineer introduces Washington Roebling and his era to a new generation of readers.

This Bridge Called My Back

Author : Cherríe Moraga
Publisher : Kitchen Table--Women of Color Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book This Bridge Called My Back written by Cherríe Moraga and published by Kitchen Table--Women of Color Press. This book was released on 1983 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This groundbreaking collection reflects an uncompromised definition of feminism by women of color. 65,000 copies in print.

The Woman Who Built A Bridge

Author : C. K. Crigger
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781641194280
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (942 download)

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Download or read book The Woman Who Built A Bridge written by C. K. Crigger and published by . This book was released on 2018-10-11 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shay Billings is pleasantly surprised at discovering a new bridge over the river, as it cuts several miles from his trip into town. Ambushed and left for dead, he has even more cause to be grateful when the bridge-builder saves his life. Shay's savior turns out to be a mysterious young woman with extraordinary skills. More importantly, she's a strong ally when he and a few other men are forced to defend themselves and their ranches against a power hungry rich man. Marvin Hammel seems determined to own everything in their small valley, his intention to gobble up not only their homes and their livelihoods, but the water that flows through the land. January Schutt just wants to be left alone to hide her scars. She's rebuilt the bridge that crosses the river onto her property, and lives like a hermit in a rundown old barn. All that changes when she takes in a wounded Shay Billings. Now she's placed in the middle of a war over water rights. But has she picked the winning side?

The Bridge on the Drina

Author : Ivo Andríc
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 9780226020457
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (24 download)

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Download or read book The Bridge on the Drina written by Ivo Andríc and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1977 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A great stone bridge built three centuries ago in the heart of the Balkans ... stands witness to the countless lives played out upon it" and to the sufferings of the people of Bosnia.--Cover.

Building a Bridge

Author : James Martin
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 006287344X
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (628 download)

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Download or read book Building a Bridge written by James Martin and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2018-03-13 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A treasure...a wise and entertaining book that should appeal to the spiritual pilgrim in all of us, no matter what the faith and no matter whether believer or nonbeliever.” – Chicago Tribune The New York Times bestselling author of The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything and Jesus: A Pilgrimage turns his attention to the relationship between LGBT Catholics and the Church in this loving, inclusive, and revolutionary book. A powerful call for tolerance, acceptance, and support—and a reminder of Jesus' message for us to love one another. In this moving and inspiring book, Martin offers a powerful, loving, and much-needed voice in a time marked by anger, prejudice, and divisiveness. On the day after the Orlando nightclub shooting, James Martin S.J. posted a video on Facebook in which he called for solidarity with our LGBT brothers and sisters. "The largest mass shooting in US history took place at a gay club and the LGBT community has been profoundly affected," he began. He then implored his fellow Catholics—and people everywhere—to "stand not only with the people of Orlando but also with their LGBT brothers and sisters." Father Martin's post went viral and was viewed more than 1.6 million times. Adapted from an address he gave to New Ways Ministry, a group that ministers to and advocates for LGBT Catholics, Building a Bridge provides a roadmap for repairing and strengthening the bonds that unite all of us as God's children. Martin uses the image of a two-way bridge to enable LGBT Catholics and the Church to come together in a call to end the "us" versus "them" mentality. Turning to the Catechism, he draws on the three criteria at the heart of the Christian ministry—"respect, compassion, and sensitivity"—as a model for how the Catholic Church should relate to the LGBT community. WINNER OF THE LIVING NOW BOOK AWARD IN SOCIAL ACTIVISM/CHARITY.

The Walled-Up Wife: A Casebook

Author : Alan Dundes
Publisher : Univ of Wisconsin Press
ISBN 13 : 9780299150730
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (57 download)

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Download or read book The Walled-Up Wife: A Casebook written by Alan Dundes and published by Univ of Wisconsin Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The New York and Brooklyn Bridge

Author : Alfred C. Barnes
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The New York and Brooklyn Bridge written by Alfred C. Barnes and published by . This book was released on 1883 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

We Built the Bridge

Author : Grace M. Fala
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781480882836
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (828 download)

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Download or read book We Built the Bridge written by Grace M. Fala and published by . This book was released on 2019-12-03 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Serendipity happens when people, places, time and events intersect and something inexplicably good emerges. Serendipity intrigues, as it brings good fortune. Those who embrace it are often considered idealistic and wishful, or even wacky. In We Built the Bridge, author Grace Fala makes serendipity real. Magical stories often stay within the parameters of acceptable norms. They generally involve children and parents--typically, individuals who identify and relate as man and woman. But this fairytale doesn't follow the mainstream. This serendipitous story graced two unlikely singletons--two whimsical and, according to customs, maverick women. While searching for an affordable home in a suburban area, something unbelievable threw them off course. A strange energy gripped and carried them toward a house charmed with magnetic forces, as if calling their names. Fala reflects on how two women from Philadelphia who love one another now make their home in a farming valley among the Amish. Praise for We Built the Bridge A delightful, passionate, playful, and significant story, not just for those who live in or visit Pennsylvania's Amish country, but for us all. --Virginia Ramey Mollenkott, PhD, Author, Omnigender, Sensuous Spirituality, and other books

Building a Bridge to the 18th Century

Author : Neil Postman
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0307797287
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (77 download)

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Download or read book Building a Bridge to the 18th Century written by Neil Postman and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2011-06-08 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At a time when we are reexamining our values, reeling from the pace of change, witnessing the clash between good instincts and "pragmatism," dealing with the angst of a new millennium, Neil Postman, one of our most distinguished observers of contemporary society, provides for us a source of guidance and inspiration. In Building a Bridge to the Eighteenth Century he revisits the Enlightenment, that great flowering of ideas that provided a humane direction for the future -- ideas that formed our nation and that we would do well to embrace anew. He turns our attention to Goethe, Voltaire, Rousseau, Diderot, Kant, Edward Gibbon, Adam Smith, Thomas Paine, Jefferson, and Franklin, and to their then-radical thinking about inductive science, religious and political freedom, popular education, rational commerce, the nation-state, progress, and happiness. Postman calls for a future connected to traditions that provide sane authority and meaningful purpose -- as opposed to an overreliance on technology and an increasing disregard for the lessons of history. And he argues passionately for specific new guidelines in the education of our children, with renewed emphasis on developing the intellect as successfully as we are developing a computer-driven world. Witty, provocative, and brilliantly reasoned, Building a Bridge to the Eighteenth Century is Neil Postman's most radical, and most commonsensical, book yet.

The Bridge of San Luis Rey

Author : Thornton Wilder
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0593470958
Total Pages : 103 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (934 download)

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Download or read book The Bridge of San Luis Rey written by Thornton Wilder and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2023-08-15 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Pulitzer Prize-winning, fable-like short novel—by the author of Our Town and The Skin of Our Teeth—has been beloved around the world for nearly a century. This splendid and profoundly moving novel begins with a simple and seemingly senseless tragedy. "On Friday noon, July the twentieth, 1714, the finest bridge in all Peru broke and precipitated five travelers into the gulf below." A traveling monk, Brother Juniper, witnesses the catastrophe and becomes obsessed with investigating the lives of the five victims in order to prove that their deaths had meaning. His mission is doomed to fail, but over the course of the story, the five unlucky individuals—a noblewoman, a maid, an orphan, an old man, and a child—come to life for the reader in all of their glorious complexity. Their intertwined lives—snuffed out in one shattering moment—illuminate the biggest questions that we can ask ourselves about the nature of love and meaning of the human condition.

The Engineer's Wife

Author : Tracey Enerson Wood
Publisher : Lume Books
ISBN 13 : 9781839012112
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (121 download)

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Download or read book The Engineer's Wife written by Tracey Enerson Wood and published by Lume Books. This book was released on 2020-08-06 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1869, Washington A. Roebling is commissioned as the chief engineer of the Brooklyn Bridge. When he falls ill, his untrained but single-minded wife takes over. Set against a burgeoning New York, The Engineer's Wife tells the story of a devoted partner, an exceptional woman, and an American hero.

Birth of a Bridge

Author : Maylis de Kerangal
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 0857053795
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (57 download)

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Download or read book Birth of a Bridge written by Maylis de Kerangal and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2015-07-02 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Coca, Southern California. A small town on a wild river, at the margins of the red-rocked desert and the forest where the last of the state's Native Americans still make their home. When Boa, the charismatic new mayor, decides to put Coca on the map, he plans a monumental new project: a six-lane bridge, two hundred metres high, designed and destined to catapult the city into the third millennium. Workers from across the globe flock to California: to earn a living, to escape their pasts, to bear witness to man's mastery of nature. But the project's majestic scope has no regard for the legacy of this ancient land, and within this monochrome Babel festers a very human cocktail of fears and passions. At once timeless and yet exquisitely of its moment, Maylis De Kerangal's multi-award-winning novel follows its broad cast of construction workers and architects, diggers and dreamers, as they navigate both the intricacies of their project and the depths of the human heart. Translated from the French by Jessica Moore