How Emily Saved the Bridge: The Story of Emily Warren Roebling and the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge

by Frieda Wishinsky

Book Overview

The Brooklyn Bridge, the iconic suspension bridge that connects Manhattan and Brooklyn, was completed in 1883. It is thanks to Emily Warren Roebling that the bridge was finished at all.

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,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1773061046
• ISBN13: 9781773061047
• Release Date: May 2019
• Publisher: Groundwood Books
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 9.0" x 10.7"
• Age Range: 7 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 5