Skywalkers : Mohawk ironworkers build the city

Skywalkers : Mohawk ironworkers build the city / David Weitzman.

Author/creator	Weitzman, David, 1936-
Format	Book and Print
Edition	1st ed.
Publication Info	New York, N. Y. : Roaring Brook Press, 2010.
Description	124 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subject(s)	Construction workers--Juvenile literature. Mohawk Indians--Juvenile literature. Building, Iron and steel--History --Juvenile literature. Skyscrapers--History --Juvenile literature. Tall buildings--History --Juvenile literature. Bridges--History --Juvenile literature.

Contents	People of the flint -- A bridge to the future -- Connections: wood, iron, and steel -- The bridge at Quebec -- Booming out -- Skyscrapers -- Mohawk myths and realities.
Abstract	Narrative text and photographs examines Native American history and the development of structural engineering and architecture, focusing on Mohawk ironworkers.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 116-119) and index.
ISBN	9781596431621
ISBN	1596431628

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