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Building the Statue of Liberty
MS Laura L Sullivan
Library Binding (Cavendish Square Publishing, Jan. 15, 2018)Explains the creation of the Statue of Liberty, including why it was built, how money was raised to build it, and its legacy in the United States.
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Building the Erie Canal
Rebecca Stefoff
Paperback (Cavendish Square Publishing, Jan. 15, 2018)The Erie Canal was mocked as a big ditch when it was started, but by the time it was completed in 1825 it was called an engineering marvel. Readers learn how engineers overcame a rise in elevation of 568 feet between the Hudson River and Lake Erie with locks and aqueducts to create a waterway that changed America.
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Building the Erie Canal
Rebecca Stefoff
Library Binding (Cavendish Square Publishing, Jan. 15, 2018)Explains the creation of the Erie Canal, including why it was built, how the canal was designed, and its legacy in New York.
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Building the Hoover Dam
Rebecca Stefoff
Library Binding (Cavendish Square Publishing, Jan. 15, 2018)Explains the creation of the Hoover Dam, including why it was built, how it was designed, and its legacy as one of America's modern civil engineering wonders.
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Building the Golden Gate Bridge
Alicia Z. Klepeis
Library Binding (Cavendish Square, Jan. 15, 2018)Explains the creation of the Golden Gate Bridge, including why it was built, how the bridge was designed, and its legacy as one of America's most famous landmarks.
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Building Mount Rushmore
Alicia Z Klepeis
Library Binding (Cavendish Square Publishing, Jan. 15, 2018)Explains the creation of Mount Rushmore, including why it was built, how it was designed, and its legacy as one of America's most famous landmarks.
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Building Mount Rushmore
Alicia Z Klepeis
Paperback (Cavendish Square Publishing, Jan. 15, 2018)This iconic monument in South Dakota celebrates presidents who represent the founding, expansion, protection, and preservation of the United States. Carving the heads out of granite also represented a tremendous challenge to the workers and engineers who spent fourteen years laboring in harsh weather to finish the job. This book tells the story of this dangerous and daring project, from conception through completion.
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Building the Empire State Building
Laura L. Sullivan
Library Binding (Cavendish Square, Jan. 15, 2018)Explains the creation of the Empire State Building, including why it was built, how it was designed, and its legacy as one of America's most famous landmarks.
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Building the Statue of Liberty
Laura L. Sullivan
Paperback (Cavendish Square, Jan. 15, 2018)The Statue of Liberty was a gift from France to the United States. Making and delivering such a large present required special planning and execution. Readers will discover how this iconic structure was built, presented, taken apart, shipped, and then reassembled by mostly immigrant workers who had come to the United States to experience what the statue represented.
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Engineering North America's Landmarks
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Library Binding (Cavendish Square, Jan. 15, 2018)None
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Building the Golden Gate Bridge
Alicia Z Klepeis
Paperback (Cavendish Square Publishing, Jan. 15, 2018)There were people who said that a bridge across the Golden Gate Straight could not be done. The bridge would need to be more than one mile (1.6 kilometers) long and be built over rushing waters. Readers will learn about how the difficulties presented by the geography of the Bay Area were overcome and the then longest suspension bridge in the United States was finished in just four years.
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Building the Empire State Building
MS Laura L Sullivan
Paperback (Cavendish Square Publishing, Jan. 15, 2018)Built during the Great Depression, the 102-story skyscraper was then the tallest structure in the world. Readers learn about the problems that were overcome in designing such a massive building, the steel that supported it, and about the teams of riveters who assembled it under harrowing conditions.
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