Tom Paine's iron bridge : building a United States / Edward G. Gray.
Tom Paine's iron bridge : building a United States / Edward G. Gray.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2016]
Call Numbers
G 2016/2440
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
xiv, 235 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
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 arch -- American architect -- An architect and his pat...
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Publisher
New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2016]
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
[2016]
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Scope and Contents
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 Rights of Man, Paine helped make revolutions in America and France. But beyond his inspiring calls to act...
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Full title
Tom Paine's iron bridge : building a United States / Edward G. Gray.
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Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Call Numbers
G 2016/2440
Record Identifier
74VKVd8NKPOM
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVd8NKPOM
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ISBN
0393241785 (hardcover)
9780393241785 (hardcover)
DDC
320.51092 B
MMS ID
991024002616802626
