Rails Across The Mississippi: A History Of The St. Louis Bridge
Author(s)
Robert W. Jackson
Robert W. Jackson
An absorbing tale of grand dreams, shady politics, daring engineering experiments, greed, ambition, and westward expansion, Rails across the Mississippi is the first book-length history since 1881 to document the planning, financing, and construction of the first bridge across the Mississippi River at St. Louis, a national engineering landmark completed in 1874 that is now known as the Eads Bridge. Robert W. Jackson takes a fresh look at this monumental project, dispersing the myths and filling in the gaps left by earlier scholarship.
| Name in long format: | Rails Across The Mississippi: A History Of The St. Louis Bridge |
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| ISBN-10: | 0252074092 |
| ISBN-13: | 9780252074097 |
| Book pages: | 265 |
| Book language: | en |
| Edition: | 1 |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| Publisher: | University Of Illinois Press |
| Dimensions: | 7.00 (w) x 10.00 (h) x 0.70 (d) |
