Miracle bridge at Mackinac / by David B. Steinman, in collaboration with John T. Nevill ; charcoal drawings and mezzotints by Reynold H. Weidenaar.

Main entry:

Steinman, D. B. (David Barnard), 1886-1960, author

Title & Author:

Miracle bridge at Mackinac / by David B. Steinman, in collaboration with John T. Nevill ; charcoal drawings and mezzotints by Reynold H. Weidenaar.

Publication:

Grand Rapids, Michigan : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., [1957].
©1957

Description:

208 pages, 10 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, map, plans ; 24 cm

Notes:
Includes indexes.
Poem: the bridge at Mackinac -- Foreword / Governor G. Mennen Williams -- Men...and a mighty mission -- Much ado about money -- Operation Mackinac! -- About bridges and bridge-building -- Straight lines at the straits -- In the case of the Caissons -- Mackinac's troublesome twins -- Down they go! -- Mountains of mortar -- The gismo -- Double-headed tug-of-war -- Steel helmets aloft -- Mounting skyward -- Cowbells in the sky -- Finishing up -- Marine muscles at Mackinac -- Men, money - and mathematics -- Safe to build - safe to use -- The meaning of Mackinac -- Interesting facts.

Subject:

Mackinac Bridge (Mich.)
Michigan Mackinac Bridge

Added entries:

Nevill, John T., author.
Weidenaar, Reynold H. (Reynold Henry), 1915-1985, illustrator.
Williams, G. Mennen, 1911-1988, author of foreword.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 63421
Call No.: ID:85-B8275
Status: Available

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