Washington also fell in love, meeting Emily Warren at an officers’ dance. He saw much, endured much, and brought home those memories and more than few injuries. A Union soldier, he had been trained at his father’s side and more than once used his knowledge to help construct bridges for the soldiers to use. Partnered with Sara DuVall, we get to see the people who toiled for decades to make the Bridge a reality.Īs with so much of the 19 th century, the story begins with the Civil War as John’s son, Washington, experiences much. Tomasi is known for how his humanizes his heroes, making them relatable in ways that do not diminish their amazing accomplishments. Unlike the elder Roebling, at least Tomasi is still around to see it. Thankfully, his dream, like John Roebling’s, has become a reality. But, there are other ways to tell that story and Peter Tomasi, a comics writer and editor, has been longing to tell this story for years.
The feat of engineering is something worth celebrating and David McCullough did that with his 1972 The Great Bridge, which served as the source for Ken Burns America Collection: Brooklyn Bridge. Yet, people commuted from the Brooklyn shore to Manhattan Island and in the 19 th Century, a visionary engineer thought a bridge was needed to connect the two.
Once upon a time, Brooklyn was a city separate from New York, separated by a river and giving rise to vastly different cultures. The Bridge: How the Roeblings Connected Brooklyn to New York
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