The Blue Ridge Tunnel - A Remarkable Engineering Feat in Antebellum Virginia (Paperback)

In one of the greatest engineering feats of his time, Claudius Crozet led the completion of Virginia's Blue Ridge Tunnel in 1858. Two centuries later, the National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark still proudly stands, but the stories and lives of those who built it are the true lasting triumph. Irish immigrants fleeing the Great Hunger poured into America resolute for something to call their own. They would persevere through life in overcrowded shanties and years of blasting through rock to see the tunnel to completion. Prolific author Mary E. Lyons follows three Irish families in their struggle to build Crozet's famed tunnel and their American dream.

General

Imprint:	History Press (SC)
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	February 2014
First published:	February 2014
Authors:	Mary E Lyons
Dimensions:	226 x 152 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	191
ISBN-13:	978-1-62619-421-2
Categories:	Books > Professional & Technical > Civil engineering, surveying & building > General Books > Sport & Leisure > Transport: general interest > Trains & railways: general interest Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Population & demography > Immigration & emigration Books > History > American history > General
LSN:	1-62619-421-1
Barcode:	9781626194212

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