The Blue Ridge Tunnel: A Remarkable Engineering Feat in Antebellum Virginia

In one of the greatest engineering feats of his time, Claudius Crozet led the completion of Virginia's Blue Ridge Tunnel in 1858. Two centuries later, the National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark still proudly stands, but the stories and lives of those who built it are the true lasting triumph. Irish immigrants fleeing the Great Hunger poured into America resolute for something to call their own. They would persevere through life in overcrowded shanties and years of blasting through rock to see the tunnel to completion. Prolific author Mary E. Lyons follows three Irish families in their struggle to build Crozet's famed tunnel and their American dream.

Author: Mary E. Lyons

Publisher: History Press Library Editions

Publication Date: Feb 25, 2014

Number of Pages: 210 pages

Binding: Hardback or Cased Book

ISBN-10: 1540223299

ISBN-13: 9781540223296