Young readers will connect with the story of this National Historic
Landmark--the Brooklyn Bridge!
Building the Brooklyn Bridge was no simple feat. Despite a brilliant
plan from a father-son team of engineers, the process was a dangerous
and grueling one. Construction workers developed a mysterious illness
(now known as the bends), several died, and the project had devastating
effects on the engineers' lives. Still, after fourteen years, the
Brooklyn Bridge was finished and became the longest suspension bridge in
the world at the time and is still widely admired today. Megan Stine
tells the fascinating story behind one of the city's best-loved
landmarks. Includes black-and-white illustrations and a foldout color
map!