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Skywalkers : Mohawk ironworkers build the city

Summary: Narrative text and photographs examines Native American history and the development of structural engineering and architecture, focusing on Mohawk ironworkers.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781596431621
  • ISBN: 1596431628
  • Physical Description: print
    124 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: New York, N. Y. : Roaring Brook Press, 2010.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 116-119) and index.
Target Audience Note:
1150L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader MG 7.8 5 5 139486
Subject:
Construction workers -- Juvenile literature
Mohawk Indians -- Juvenile literature
Building, Iron and steel -- History -- Juvenile literature
Skyscrapers -- History -- Juvenile literature
Tall buildings -- History -- Juvenile literature
Bridges -- History -- Juvenile literature

Available copies

  • 3 of 3 copies available at Westchester Library System.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Town of Pelham Public Library. (Show)

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 3 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Town of Pelham Public Library YA 690.092 W (Text) 31023150841323 YA Nonfiction Available -
Katonah Village Library J 690 W (Text) 31013151357700 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -
Yonkers Grinton I. Will Library YA 690.092 W (Text) 31035159528412 YA Nonfiction Available -

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Skywalkers : Mohawk Ironworkers Build the City
Skywalkers : Mohawk Ironworkers Build the City
by Weitzman, David
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Skywalkers : Mohawk Ironworkers Build the City


Skyscrapers define the American city. Through a narrative text and gorgeous historical photographs David Weitzman explores Native American history and the evolution of structural engineering and architecture, illuminating the Mohawk ironworkers who risked their lives to build our cities and their lasting impact on our urban landscape.