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Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge»rank: 11395par: David McCullough
Chroniques et points de vue:From :ln the 19th century, the Brooklyn Bridge was viewed as the greatest engineering feat of mankind. The Roeblings--father and son--toiled for decades, fighting competitors, corrupt politicians, and the laws of nature to fabricate a bridge which, after 100 years, still provides one of the major avenues of access to one of the world's busiest cities--as compared to many bridges built at the same time which collapsed within decades or even years. lt is refreshing to read such a magnificent story of real architecture and engineering in an era where ... |
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A Year with the Queen»rank: 922par: Robert Hardman
Chroniques et points de vue:From :ln the 19th century, the Brooklyn Bridge was viewed as the greatest engineering feat of mankind. The Roeblings--father and son--toiled for decades, fighting competitors, corrupt politicians, and the laws of nature to fabricate a bridge which, after 100 years, still provides one of the major avenues of access to one of the world's busiest cities--as compared to many bridges built at the same time which collapsed within decades or even years. lt is refreshing to read such a magnificent story of real architecture and engineering in an era where ... |
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1421: The Year China Discovered America»rank: 33504par: Gavin Menzies
Chroniques et points de vue:From :ln the 19th century, the Brooklyn Bridge was viewed as the greatest engineering feat of mankind. The Roeblings--father and son--toiled for decades, fighting competitors, corrupt politicians, and the laws of nature to fabricate a bridge which, after 100 years, still provides one of the major avenues of access to one of the world's busiest cities--as compared to many bridges built at the same time which collapsed within decades or even years. lt is refreshing to read such a magnificent story of real architecture and engineering in an era where ... |
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Learning to Eat Soup with a Knife: Counterinsurgency Lessons from Malaya and Vietnam»rank: 20724par: John A. Nagl
Chroniques et points de vue:From :ln the 19th century, the Brooklyn Bridge was viewed as the greatest engineering feat of mankind. The Roeblings--father and son--toiled for decades, fighting competitors, corrupt politicians, and the laws of nature to fabricate a bridge which, after 100 years, still provides one of the major avenues of access to one of the world's busiest cities--as compared to many bridges built at the same time which collapsed within decades or even years. lt is refreshing to read such a magnificent story of real architecture and engineering in an era where ... |
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Picturing Manitoba: Legacies of the Winnipeg Tribune»rank: 2104par: Russ Gourluck
Chroniques et points de vue:From :ln the 19th century, the Brooklyn Bridge was viewed as the greatest engineering feat of mankind. The Roeblings--father and son--toiled for decades, fighting competitors, corrupt politicians, and the laws of nature to fabricate a bridge which, after 100 years, still provides one of the major avenues of access to one of the world's busiest cities--as compared to many bridges built at the same time which collapsed within decades or even years. lt is refreshing to read such a magnificent story of real architecture and engineering in an era where ... |
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Vimy Ridge: A Canadian Reassessment»rank: 15164de: Wilfrid Laurier University Press
Chroniques et points de vue:From :ln the 19th century, the Brooklyn Bridge was viewed as the greatest engineering feat of mankind. The Roeblings--father and son--toiled for decades, fighting competitors, corrupt politicians, and the laws of nature to fabricate a bridge which, after 100 years, still provides one of the major avenues of access to one of the world's busiest cities--as compared to many bridges built at the same time which collapsed within decades or even years. lt is refreshing to read such a magnificent story of real architecture and engineering in an era where ... |
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Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage»rank: 35050par: Alfred Lansing
Chroniques et points de vue:From :ln the summer of 1914, Sir Ernest Shackleton set off aboard the Endurance bound for the South Atlantic. The goal of his expedition was to cross the Antarctic overland, but more than a year later, and still half a continent away from the intended base, the Endurance was trapped in ice and eventually was crushed. For five months Shackleton and his crew survived on drifting ice packs in one of the most savage regions of the world before they were finally able to set sail again in one of ... |
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Dark Mission: The Secret History of NASA»rank: 15001par: Richard C. Hoagland, Mike Bara
Chroniques et points de vue:From :ln the summer of 1914, Sir Ernest Shackleton set off aboard the Endurance bound for the South Atlantic. The goal of his expedition was to cross the Antarctic overland, but more than a year later, and still half a continent away from the intended base, the Endurance was trapped in ice and eventually was crushed. For five months Shackleton and his crew survived on drifting ice packs in one of the most savage regions of the world before they were finally able to set sail again in one of ... |
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The Landmark Herodotus: The Histories»rank: 7773par: Robert B. Strassler
Chroniques et points de vue:From :ln the summer of 1914, Sir Ernest Shackleton set off aboard the Endurance bound for the South Atlantic. The goal of his expedition was to cross the Antarctic overland, but more than a year later, and still half a continent away from the intended base, the Endurance was trapped in ice and eventually was crushed. For five months Shackleton and his crew survived on drifting ice packs in one of the most savage regions of the world before they were finally able to set sail again in one of ... |
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Modern Classics Down And Out In Paris And London»rank: 16630par: George Orwell
Chroniques et points de vue:From :ln the summer of 1914, Sir Ernest Shackleton set off aboard the Endurance bound for the South Atlantic. The goal of his expedition was to cross the Antarctic overland, but more than a year later, and still half a continent away from the intended base, the Endurance was trapped in ice and eventually was crushed. For five months Shackleton and his crew survived on drifting ice packs in one of the most savage regions of the world before they were finally able to set sail again in one of ... |