Mackinac Bridge

Mackinac Bridge
Author: Gloria Whelan
Publisher:
Total Pages: 48
Release: 2006
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN:

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Although it will mean that their father can no longer make a living running a ferry boat, thirteen-year-old Mark and his brother Luke are excited about the building of a five-mile bridge across the Straits of Mackinac in Michigan in 1957.

Mighty Mac

Mighty Mac
Author: Lawrence A. Rubin
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
Total Pages: 164
Release: 1958
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780814318171

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With a total span length of 8,344 feet from anchor block to anchor block, the Mackinac Bridge is the longest suspension bridge in the world. It surpasses the Golden Gate Bridge, the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, and the Humber Bridge in England, even with their longer center spans. Every phase of construction of the Mackinac Bridge was photographed. The pictures in this book, selected from 3,000 black-and-white photos, document important stages of the monumental undertaking. Captions detail the procedures used during construction. The result is a volume which captures the struggles and the hardships, as well as the determination and the pride of the men who labored to build Mighty Mac.

The Mackinac Bridge Story

The Mackinac Bridge Story
Author: Prentiss Marsh Brown
Publisher:
Total Pages: 44
Release: 1956
Genre: Bridges
ISBN:

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Bridging the Straits

Bridging the Straits
Author: Lawrence A. Rubin
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
Total Pages: 196
Release: 1985-08
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780814318126

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The project-the longest total suspension bridge in the world-would span the Starits of Mackinac where winds exceed eighty miles an hour and ice windrows reach a height of forty feet. It would connect two largely rural communities with a combined population of less than four thousand and would require the largest bond issue ever proposed for the construction of a bridge. Little wonder that some Wall Street investors labeled the proposition as ludicrous. Nonetheless, the Mackinac Bridge became a reality.

Aiden's Tree

Aiden's Tree
Author: Karen Rieser
Publisher:
Total Pages: 38
Release: 2018-11
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781943995981

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Aiden's Tree is the story of a Michigan fir - from seedling to Christmas tree to a marker on the Mackinaw Ice Bridge and beyond.

Mackinac Bridge

Mackinac Bridge
Author: Gloria Whelan
Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press
Total Pages: 42
Release: 2011-09-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1410308472

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Set in the late 1950s, this is the moving story of a young boy whose father operates a ferryboat between Michigan's Upper and Lower peninsulas. As young Mark witnesses the building of the new Mackinac Bridge, he is torn between family loyalty and eager anticipation. He can't help being awestruck by the majesty of the five-mile-long bridge that will connect the two peninsulas and change the lives of so many. But the Mighty Mac will also put Mark's father out of business. As his father struggles with the flow of progress, Mark dreams of future bridges he will build. Details of the complex construction of the bridge will fascinate children as they learn an important part of America's history and come to understand the meaning of change. The Mackinac Bridge Authority provides history notes at the back of the book.

Mackinac Bridge

Mackinac Bridge
Author: John Penrod
Publisher: Penrod/Hiawatha Company
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2009
Genre: Mackinac Bridge (Mich.)
ISBN: 9781893624573

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Mackinac Bridge

Mackinac Bridge
Author: Mike Fornes
Publisher:
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2007
Genre: Mackinac Bridge (Mich.)
ISBN:

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Mackinac Bridge

Mackinac Bridge
Author: Mike Fornes
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 132
Release: 2007
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780738550695

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Chronicles the history of the Mackinac Bridge in Michigan, the longest suspension bridge in the United States, from the struggles to support its creation to its resilience to hits by man-made structures and Mother Nature.

Setting the Pace

Setting the Pace
Author: Helen Jones Earley
Publisher:
Total Pages: 504
Release: 1996
Genre: Automobile industry and trade
ISBN:

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