Title The Brooklyn Bridge / Jaffe Productions, Hearst Entertainment TV, in association with the History Channel ; written and produced by Phillis Cannon ; producer, Bruce Nash

Published New York, NY : A & E Home Video, ©1995

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Description 1 online resource (46 min.) Series Modern marvels American history in video Summary No one had every used steel for construction; no one had ever used cables of metal; no one had ever built a suspension bridge so long ... until one man dared to try. In 19th century New York, where buildings were no more than five stories tall and transportation meant horse and buggy, engineer John Roebling's soaring and majestic Brooklyn Bridge was nothing short of a technological miracle Performer Narrator: Earl Boen Notes In English Original language in English Print version record Subject Roebling, John Augustus, 1806-1869. Roebling, Washington Augustus, 1837-1926. Roebling, Emily Warren, 1843-1903. Roebling, Emily Warren, 1843-1903 Roebling, John Augustus, 1806-1869 Roebling, Washington Augustus, 1837-1926 Bridges -- New York (State) -- New York -- History Bridges -- New York (State) -- East River -- History Documentary television programs. documentaries (documents) Bridges Brooklyn Bridge (New York, N.Y.) Brooklyn Bridge (New York, N.Y.) -- Design and construction New York (State) -- East River New York (State) -- New York New York (State) -- New York -- Brooklyn Bridge Genre/Form Documentary television programs History Nonfiction television programs Documentary television programs. Nonfiction television programs. Documentaires télévisés. Émissions télévisées autres que de fiction. Form Streaming video Author Cannon, Phillis. Boen, Earl. Jaffe Productions. Hearst Entertainment (Firm) History Channel (Television network) ISBN 0767000005 9780767000000

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