The Brooklyn Bridge
Subtitle: The story of the world's most famous bridge and  the remarkable family that built it. (Wonders of the World Book)
Contributors: Alan Witschonke (Illustrator)
Publisher: Mikaya Press
Published: September 12, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 48
ISBN-13: 9781931414166
Subjects: Bridges, tunnels & other structures; Juvenile Nonfiction; Juvenile Architecture; Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction; Children: Grades 4-6; USA; Science & Nature - General; History - United States/19th Century; Bridges - Suspension - New York (State) - New York - Design and construction - Juvenile literature; Brooklyn Bridge (New York, N.Y.) - History - Juvenile literature; Juvenile Nonfiction / History / United States / 19th Century; Roebling family - Juvenile literature; Architecture; Bridges; Design and construction; Engineers; Juvenile literature; New York; New York (State); Suspension bridges
First sentence: In the winter of 1852, John Roebling and his 15-year-old son, Washington, were riding a Fulton Ferry boat across the East River from New York to Brooklyn.