| The Blue Ridge Tunnel: A Remarkable Engineering Feat in Antebellum Virginia Contributor(s): Lyons, Mary E. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1626194211 ISBN-13: 9781626194212 Publisher: History Press OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) - Transportation | Railroads - History - Technology & Engineering | Civil - General |
| Dewey: 624.192 |
| LCCN: 2013050144 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.85 lbs) 208 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Told through the eyes of three Irish immigrant families who helped build it, discover the groundbreaking story of the construction of the Blue Ridge Tunnel. In one of the greatest engineering feats of his time, Claudius Crozet led the |
Contributor Bio(s): Lyons, Mary E.: - Mary E. Lyons, a former teacher and librarian, became a full-time writer in 1993. She is the author of nineteen books for young readers published by Scribner, Atheneum, Henry Holt, Houghton Mifflin and Oxford University Press. Born and raised in the American South, she holds dual Irish and US citizenships. She and her husband, Paul, are members of the Blue Ridge Tunnel Foundation and live in Charlottesville, Virginia. |