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SCOUT· 69%1h 04m·2021-06-21·History92: The Brooklyn Bridge, or the Story of the Roebling Family
History That Doesn't Suck
“John Roebling has not the leisure to wait upon any man.” This is the story of a bridge and a family. John Roebling is weary of the oppressive, bureaucratic Prussian government. He’s heard from his professor–Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel–that the United States is a land of opportunity. Those factors combined lead the…
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