I quite enjoyed this Historical Fiction novel on the building of the Brooklyn Bridge! It was often scary with accidents happening and killing workers. I loved that a woman was "mostly in charge" of the overeating if it being built. Emily was hardly ever afraid of getting in there and overseeing things. She had a rough go with her husband Wash for most of the book and that made me sad. It was interesting to put PT Barnum as a very good friend to Emily though historically, we don't know if they ever ran into each other even if he really helped financially with the bridge.