Tag: David McCullough

• Books I’ve Known And Loved

  Men and women of integrity, listen up! The popular opinion that most Americans during the Gilded Age were stealing land and involved in corrupt schemes has some holes in it. Maybe not too many–but some. Enter Washington and Emily Roebling. I’ve introduced them to you before from The Great Bridge, but damn they’re good. It’s […]

  Adrienne Morris

  July 22, 2015

  Books I’ve Known and Loved, United States History

  Books, Brooklyn Bridge, David McCullough, engineers, Happy Marriages, heroes, Washington Roebling, Writing

• Still Loving The Engineers: Why The Brooklyn Bridge Is Great

  Adrienne Morris

  July 19, 2014

  Beautiful Images, inspirational, Men, Moving Pictures, United States History

  19th century, Bridges, Brooklyn Bridge History, David McCullough, engineers, inspiration, NYC, video, Washington Roebling, Wonders of the world

• Engineers Are Sexy

  You remember Emily Warren Roebling from last week, don’t you? The woman who helped build the Brooklyn Bridge? Turns out her husband Washington Roebling was quite the catch. He may look like your average fair-to-middling college student here but he managed to master nearly one hundred different courses, including: Whew. Now this may not have […]

  Adrienne Morris

  July 16, 2014

  Beautiful Images, Men, United States History

  19th century, 19th century engineering, Books, Brooklyn Bridge, Civil War Heroes, David McCullough, engineers, RPI, Sexy men, The Great Bridge, Washington Roebling