The life of the Brooklyn Bridge’s chief engineer inspires this multifaceted novel Washington Augustus Roebling, or “Wash”, was the chief engineer on the Brooklyn Bridge, which, when opened to the public on 24 May 1883, was the longest suspension bridge in the world. It was quite an achievement, ...

Source: [Guardian International](https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/jun/15/wash-by-erica-wagner-review-vivid-portrait-of-a-monumental-american)

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