The Fantastic Ferris Wheel: The Story of Inventor George Ferris
The World's Fair in Chicago, 1893, was to be a spectacular event: architects, musicians, artists, and inventors worked on special exhibits to display the glories of their countries. But the Fair's planners wanted something really special, something on the scale of the Eiffel Tower, which had been constructed for France's fair three years earlier. At last, engineer George Ferris had an idea-a crazy, unrealistic, gigantic idea. He would construct a twenty-six-story tall observation wheel.The planners didn't think it could be done. They called it a monstrosity. It wouldn't be safe. But George fought for his design. Finally, in December 1892, wit…
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Produktdetails
Weitere Autoren: Salerno, Steven (Illustr.)
- ISBN: 978-1-62779-072-7
- EAN: 9781627790727
- Produktnummer: 17100789
- Verlag: Henry Holt
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
- Seitenangabe: 42 S.
- Masse: H28.7 cm x B23.8 cm x D1.1 cm 499 g
- Gewicht: 499
- Sonstiges: Ab 5 - 9 J.
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Betsy Harvey Kraft; illustrations by Steven Salerno
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