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George W G Ferris Jr and his wheel helped usher America - eager to identify itself with ingenuity, entrepreneurialism, and innovation - into the 20th century. Yet the very wheel that came to define George Ferris in the end consumed him, leaving him ruined. This book is a biography of George Ferris.

Circles in the Sky

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    A Paperback by Richard G. Weingardt


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      Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
      Publication Date: 12/30/2009 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780784410103, 978-0784410103
      ISBN10: 0784410100
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      George W G Ferris Jr and his wheel helped usher America - eager to identify itself with ingenuity, entrepreneurialism, and innovation - into the 20th century. Yet the very wheel that came to define George Ferris in the end consumed him, leaving him ruined. This book is a biography of George Ferris.

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