Bridges, Canals & Tunnels: The Engineering Conquest of America

Bridges, Canals & Tunnels: The Engineering Conquest of America by David Jacobs. Published by American Heritage Publishing Co, Washington, DC, 1968. 1st Edition. Hardbound, Paper DJ. Size 4to (up to 12'' tall). Condition: Nr Fine in Chipped & Taped DJ. Orig owners bookplate inside front cover. 160 Pgs. LCCN 68-54195. By David Jacobs and Anthony E Neville. Consultant Robert M Vogel, Curator, Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Smithsonian Institution. This book is about the building of the nation's vast network of transportation routes and about the men who did the building; the pick-and-shovel gangs and sand hogs, the steel drivers, the planners, the engineers, and a few extraordinary men whose vision and determination had a momentous impact on our history. Description text copyright 2010 BooksForComfort. Item ID 23928.