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John Roebling was one of the nineteenth century's most brilliant engineers, ingenious inventors, successful manufacturers, and fascinating personalities. Raised in a German backwater amid the war-torn chaos of the Napoleonic Wars, he immigrated to the US in 1831, where he became wealthy and acclaimed, eventually receiving a carte-blanche contract to…
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This book delves into Roebling's life in ways that help us better understand why not just who Roebling was but why his life, and his inventions, still resonate with us today. Roebling's life intersects with the history of immigration, engineering, invention, and the growth of America during the the period leading up to, and just after, the Civil War.
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