Great Projects: The Epic Story of the Building of America, from the Taming of the Mississippi to the Invention of the Internet

Tobin, James

ISBN 10: 0743210646 / ISBN 13: 9780743210645

Published by Free Press (edition First Edition), 2001

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Great Projects: The Epic Story of the Building of America, from the Taming of the Mississippi to the Invention of the Internet
• Publisher: Free Press (edition First Edition)
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0743210646
• ISBN 13: 9780743210645
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

A fascinating portrait of America's greatest engineering feats portrays the nation's greatest engineered marvels, from building the George Washington Bridge to controlling the flow of the Mississippi River.

About the Author

James Tobin won the National Book Critics Circle Award for his first book, Ernie Pyle's War, and the J. Anthony Lukas Work-in-Progress Award for his forthcoming biography of the Wright Brothers. He lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan.