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HIGH STEEL ~ JIM RASENBERGER ~ 2005 ~ WORKERS IN AMERICA ~HIGH-RISE 1881-PRESENT
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- Book Title
- High Steel : the Daring Men Who Built the World's Greatest Skyline, 1881 to the Present
- Narrative Type
- Nonfiction
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- United States
- Topic
- Buildings / Public, Commercial & Industrial, United States / 19th Century, Structural, History / Modern (Late 19th Century to 1945)
- Personalize
- No
- Inscribed
- No
- Type
- Manual
- Features
- Paperback, Trade Paperback, Illustrated, 1st Perennial Edition
- Subjects
- High-Rise Construction
- Age Level
- Adults & Young Adults
- Modified Item
- No
- Subject
- History of Skyline Construction
- ISBN
- 9780060004354
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Item Length
- 8 in
- Publication Year
- 2005
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.9 in
- Genre
- Technology & Engineering, Architecture, History
- Item Weight
- 11.8 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.3 in
- Number of Pages
- 400 Pages
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A powerful first-hand account of the many generations and ethnic groups of men who have built America's skyscrapers. From the early days of steel construction in Chicago, through the great boom years of New York city ironwork, and up through the present, High Steel follows the trajectory of careers inextricably linked to both great accomplishment and catastrophic disaster. The personal stories reveal the lives of ironworkers and the dangers they face as they walk across the windswept, swaying summits of tomorrow's skyscrapers, balanced on steel girders sometimes only six inches wide. Rasenberger explores both the greatest accomplishments of ironwork--the vaulting bridges and towers that define America's skyline--and the deadliest disasters, such as the Quebec Bridge Collapse of 1907, when 75 ironworkers, including 33 Mohawk Indians, fell to their deaths. High Steel is an accessible, thrilling, and vertiginous portrait of the lives of some of our most brave yet unrecognized men.
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Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0060004355
ISBN-13
9780060004354
eBay Product ID (ePID)
30879053
Product Key Features
Book Title
High Steel : the Daring Men Who Built the World's Greatest Skyline, 1881 to the Present
Number of Pages
400 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2005
Topic
Buildings / Public, Commercial & Industrial, United States / 19th Century, Structural, History / Modern (Late 19th Century to 1945)
Genre
Technology & Engineering, Architecture, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
11.8 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
5.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
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"Rasenberger's compelling book ....Reveal[s] as much about the human spirit as about technological progress." -- Wall Street Journal "Admirable....Rasenberger tell[s] his tale...uncommonly well." -- Jonathan Yardley in The Washington Post "[A] riveting historical work." -- Chicago Sun-Times "Fascinating....A breezy, anecdotal history of...the daredevils of the skies...who built New York City's bridges and skyscrapers." -- New York Newsday "[Rasenberger] is as engaging a writer as Sebastian Junger and HIGH STEEL is a fast-paced read." -- Ottawa Citizen "Introduce[s] us to the romance and adventure of hard hats....men [who] make their living courting danger every day." -- New York Post "Mr. Rasenberger's sharp eye...his sympathetic imagination, and his graceful prose make for an engaging read....Beautifully written." -- New York Sun "Fascinating." -- New York Magazine "A dizzying look at a world hundreds of feet above New York's mean streets." -- Maxim (4 Star Review) "HIGH STEEL is a testament to an incredible group of workers [that] ranks ... with Gay Talese's classic THE BRIDGE." -- Daily News "In HIGH STEEL, Jim Rasenberger immortalizes the daring ironworkers who erect the world's most spectacular skylines." -- Vanity Fair, Introduce[s] us to the romance and adventure of hard hats .men [who] make their living courting danger every day., Rasenberger s compelling book ....Reveal[s] as much about the human spirit as about technological progress., HIGH STEEL is a testament to an incredible group of workers [that] ranks ... with Gay Talese s classic THE BRIDGE., In HIGH STEEL, Jim Rasenberger immortalizes the daring ironworkers who erect the world s most spectacular skylines., Mr. Rasenberger s sharp eye...his sympathetic imagination, and his graceful prose make for an engaging read....Beautifully written.
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