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The Engineer's Wife
by Tracey Enerson Wood
The Engineer's Wife is the fictionalized telling of the building of the Brooklyn Bridge. After Emily Roebling's husband Washington developed caissons disease (or decompression sickness) during the building of the footing for the tower on the Brooklyn side of the bridge, Emily started to take an active role in the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge. Since women were not allowed to go to school for engineering she learned everything she could from her husband and his engineering books. Over the next decade Emily spent everyday at the job site helping make decisions and communicating for her incapacitated husband, even going down into the caisson herself to assist with the work that needed to be done. She persevered over the obstacles of faulty cables and men standing in her way and got the bridge built.
This novel goes in the vain of many of the recent historical fiction novels revolving around female leads. This is another one that showcases a real woman who managed to accomplish an amazing feat and should be remembered. It is a story of how smart and courageous women can be while showing parallels to modern life of work versus family. Tracey Enerson Wood wrote a lovely novel that not only entertained but taught me more about one of America's marvels.
This novel goes in the vain of many of the recent historical fiction novels revolving around female leads. This is another one that showcases a real woman who managed to accomplish an amazing feat and should be remembered. It is a story of how smart and courageous women can be while showing parallels to modern life of work versus family. Tracey Enerson Wood wrote a lovely novel that not only entertained but taught me more about one of America's marvels.