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ISBN10: 0813547083, ISBN13: 9780813547084, [publisher: Rutgers University Press] Hardcover Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects. [Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2010]
ISBN10: 0813547083, ISBN13: 9780813547084, [publisher: Rutgers University Press] Hardcover Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects. [Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2010]
Rutgers University Press. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects. Rutgers University Press ISBN 0813547083 9780813547084 [US]
ISBN10: 0813547083, ISBN13: 9780813547084, [publisher: Rivergate Books] Hardcover Buy with confidence! Book is in acceptable condition with wear to the pages, binding, and some marks within 1.2 [Amherst, NY, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2010]
ISBN10: 0813547083, ISBN13: 9780813547084, [publisher: Rivergate Books] Hardcover Book is in Used-Good condition. Pages and cover are clean and intact. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as CDs or access codes. May show signs of minor shelf wear and contain limited notes and highlighting. 1.2 [Hawthorne, CA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2010]
ISBN10: 0813547083, ISBN13: 9780813547084, [publisher: Rutgers University Press] Hardcover Fog, tide, ice, and human error--before the American Revolution those who ventured to cross the vast Hudson Valley waterway did so on ferryboats powered by humans, animals, and even fierce winds. Before that war, not a single Hudson River bridge or tunnel had been built. It wasn't until Americans looked to the land in the fight for independence that the importance of crossing the river efficiently became a subject of serious interest, especially militarily. Later, the needs of a new transportation system became critical--when steam railroads first rolled along there was no practical way to get them across the water without bridges.Crossing the Hudson continues this story soon after the end of the war, in 1805, when the first bridge was completed. Donald E. Wolf simultaneously tracks the founding of the towns and villages along the water's edge and the development of technologies such as steam and internal combustion that demanded new ways to cross the river. As a result, innovative engineering was created to provide for these resources.From hybrid, timber arch, and truss bridges on stone piers to long-span suspension and cantilevered bridges, railroad tunnels, and improvements in iron and steel technology, the construction feats that cross the Hudson represent technical elegance and physical beauty. Crossing the Hudson reveals their often multileveled stories-- ...
ISBN10: 0813547083, ISBN13: 9780813547084, [publisher: Rivergate Books] Hardcover Book is in Used-VeryGood condition. Pages and cover are clean and intact. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as CDs or access codes. May show signs of minor shelf wear and contain very limited notes and highlighting. 1.2 [Hawthorne, CA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2010]
ISBN10: 0813547083, ISBN13: 9780813547084, [publisher: Rivergate Books] Hardcover SHIPS FROM USA. Used books have different signs of use and do not include supplemental materials such as CDs, Dvds, Access Codes, charts or any other extra material. All used books might have various degrees of writing, highliting and wear and tear and possibly be an ex-library with the usual stickers and stamps. Dust Jackets are not guaranteed and when still present, they will have various degrees of tear and damage. All images are Stock Photos, not of the actual item. [Portland, ME, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2010]
ISBN10: 0813547083, ISBN13: 9780813547084, [publisher: Rivergate Books] Hardcover Book is in NEW condition. 1.2 [Hawthorne, CA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2010]
ISBN10: 0813547083, ISBN13: 9780813547084, [publisher: Rivergate Books] Hardcover New! This book is in the same immaculate condition as when it was published 1.2 [Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2010]
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