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Building America
11 Reviews
(4)
YA
Building America, Then and Now series.
These books highlight the histories, construction, and impact of four mammoth American development projects that changed the communities around them. Photos, maps, and informative sidebars supplement the densely detailed writing. American history buffs will find these volumes useful for doing research. Reading list, timeline, websites. Bib., glos., ind. Review covers these Building America, Then and Now titles: The Hoover Dam, The Eisenhower Interstate System, The Empire State Building, and New York's Central Park.
Reviewer: Jack Forman
(4)
YA
Building America, Then and Now series.
These books highlight the histories, construction, and impact of four mammoth American development projects that changed the communities around them. Photos, maps, and informative sidebars supplement the densely detailed writing. American history buffs will find these volumes useful for doing research. Reading list, timeline, websites. Bib., glos., ind. Review covers these Building America, Then and Now titles: The Hoover Dam, The Eisenhower Interstate System, The Empire State Building, and New York's Central Park.
Reviewer: Jack Forman
(4)
YA
Building America, Then and Now series.
These books highlight the histories, construction, and impact of four mammoth American development projects that changed the communities around them. Photos, maps, and informative sidebars supplement the densely detailed writing. American history buffs will find these volumes useful for doing research. Reading list, timeline, websites. Bib., glos., ind. Review covers these Building America, Then and Now titles: The Hoover Dam, The Eisenhower Interstate System, The Empire State Building, and New York's Central Park.
Reviewer: Jack Forman
(4)
YA
Building America, Then and Now series.
These books highlight the histories, construction, and impact of four mammoth American development projects that changed the communities around them. Photos, maps, and informative sidebars supplement the densely detailed writing. American history buffs will find these volumes useful for doing research. Reading list, timeline, websites. Bib., glos., ind. Review covers these Building America, Then and Now titles: The Hoover Dam, The Eisenhower Interstate System, The Empire State Building, and New York's Central Park.
Reviewer: Jack Forman
(3)
4-6
Building America series.
With detailed, clear writing, including occasional quotes from primary sources, each book in this series takes a historical look at early American buildings and related industry. The arrangement of information reveals much about colonial and frontier life. Illustrations consist of photos of preserved sites, period paintings, sketches, and archival reproductions. Each book includes a list of suggested websites. Bib., glos., ind. [Review covers these Building America titles: The Canals, The Farms, The Forts, The Houses, The Mills.]
Reviewer: Lauren Aimonette LIang
(3)
4-6
Building America series.
With detailed, clear writing, including occasional quotes from primary sources, each book in this series takes a historical look at early American buildings and related industry. The arrangement of information reveals much about colonial and frontier life. Illustrations consist of photos of preserved sites, period paintings, sketches, and archival reproductions. Each book includes a list of suggested websites. Bib., glos., ind. [Review covers these Building America titles: The Canals, The Farms, The Forts, The Houses, The Mills.]
Reviewer: Lauren Aimonette LIang
(3)
4-6
Building America series.
With detailed, clear writing, including occasional quotes from primary sources, each book in this series takes a historical look at early American buildings and related industry. The arrangement of information reveals much about colonial and frontier life. Illustrations consist of photos of preserved sites, period paintings, sketches, and archival reproductions. Each book includes a list of suggested websites. Bib., glos., ind. [Review covers these Building America titles: The Canals, The Farms, The Forts, The Houses, The Mills.]
Reviewer: Lauren Aimonette LIang
(3)
4-6
Building America series.
With detailed, clear writing, including occasional quotes from primary sources, each book in this series takes a historical look at early American buildings and related industry. The arrangement of information reveals much about colonial and frontier life. Illustrations consist of photos of preserved sites, period paintings, sketches, and archival reproductions. Each book includes a list of suggested websites. Bib., glos., ind. [Review covers these Building America titles: The Canals, The Farms, The Forts, The Houses, The Mills.]
Reviewer: Lauren Aimonette LIang
(3)
4-6
Building America series.
With detailed, clear writing, including occasional quotes from primary sources, each book in this series takes a historical look at early American buildings and related industry. The arrangement of information reveals much about colonial and frontier life. Illustrations consist of photos of preserved sites, period paintings, sketches, and archival reproductions. Each book includes a list of suggested websites. Bib., glos., ind. [Review covers these Building America titles: The Canals, The Farms, The Forts, The Houses, The Mills.]
Reviewer: Lauren Aimonette LIang
(3)
4-6
Building America series.
Illustrated with black-and-white and color photos, these books effectively trace the histories of building two American architectural landmarks. Gresko details how the Grand Coulee was built to harness the water resources of the Columbia River for generating electricity and supporting agriculture. Pascoe emphasizes the roles of businessman (and spiritualist) John Roebling and his engineer son Washington in designing and constructing the Brooklyn Bridge. Bib., glos., ind.
Reviewer: Jack Forman
(3)
4-6
Building America series.
Illustrated with black-and-white and color photos, these books effectively trace the histories of building two American architectural landmarks. Gresko details how the Grand Coulee was built to harness the water resources of the Columbia River for generating electricity and supporting agriculture. Pascoe emphasizes the roles of businessman (and spiritualist) John Roebling and his engineer son Washington in designing and constructing the Brooklyn Bridge. Bib., glos., ind.
Reviewer: Jack Forman
11 reviews
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