num_pages: 32
description: Lemuel Chenoweth--a shy, furniture maker with only a third-grade education--enters a bridge-building contest in Richmond, Virginia, during the 1800s and wins with his design built entirely without nails.
language: English
title: The Great Bridge-Building Contest
titlecomplete: The Great Bridge-Building Contest
genres: History, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 17
publisher: Harry N. Abrams