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With skill, bravery, and agility, Mohawk ironworkers built America’s sky- scrapers and bridges. They walked the girders and leaped from one beam to another, hundreds and even thousands of feet in the air. Period drawings and photographs highlight the enormity of their achievements. Author’s
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Publication
Flash Point (2010), Edition: First Edition, 128 pages
Description
Narrative text and photographs examines Native American history and the development of structural engineering and architecture, focusing on Mohawk ironworkers.
Language
Original language
English
Pages
128
Physical description
128 p.; 10 inches
ISBN
1596431628 / 9781596431621
DDC/MDS
| 690.092 |
Other editions
Skywalkers: Mohawk Ironworkers Build the City by David Weitzman (Hardcover)
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