Skyscrapers and the Men Who Build Them

This book focuses on early skyscraper construction and the men who designed them. It contains many photographs of buildings in New York City and Chicago. “Skyscrapers and the Men Who Build Them is a non-fiction work that explains the planning and construction of American skyscrapers as that process was accomplished at the beginning of the twentieth century. The book was written by architectural engineer, Col. W.A. Starrett to give the general public an idea of the great effort and intricacies th