text Tom Paine's iron bridge : building a United States
- Summary
- "The little-known story of the architectural project that lay at the heart of Paine's grand political vision for the United States. Thomas Jefferson praised Tom Paine as the greatest political writer of the age. The author of 'Common Sense' and Ri... Read more
- Contents
- Author's note: Architect, not engineer -- River city -- The hazards of competition -- Years of peril -- The trials of the republic of Pennsylvania -- The Schuylkill and its crossings -- The Schuylkill Permanent Bridge Company -- The magical iron a... Read more
- Format
- text
- Description
- xiv, 235 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of paltes : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Publisher
- W.W. Norton & Company 2016
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| Library | Location | Status |
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| TADL-WOOD | 973 GRA in Adult Non-fiction | Checked out (Due: 2025-01-11) |
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Revolutionaries United States Biography
Iron and steel bridges Pennsylvania Schuylkill River Design and construction History
Iron and steel bridges Pennsylvania Philadelphia Region Design and construction History
Bridges Political aspects United States History
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