A comprehensive history of structural forms and techniques in the United Stat one covering the nineteenth century, 

TABLE OF CONTENTS The 19th Century Wood Framing - The Colonial Background - The Early 19th Century - The Balloon Frame Iron Framing - The Beginnings - Iron Buildings of Daniel Badger and James Bogardus - From Iron Buildings to the New York Skyscraper - The Chicago School - Special Forms of Iron Framing in Other Cities Wooden Bridge Truss - Wooden Bridge Construction in the Colonies - Early Forms of the Wooden Truss: The Work of Palmer, Burr, and Wernwag - Toward Mature Forms: The Work of Town and Howe The Iron Bridge Truss - First Iron Bridges - Pratt and Whipple Trusses - Bollman and Fink Trusses - Special Inventions: Truss Forms and Structural Details - Long-Span Bridges - The Cantilever Bridge The Suspension Bridge - Finley and Ellet - From John Roebling to the End of the Century The Iron Arch Bridge The Railway Trainshed - The Original Form - Separate Gable Shed - The Balloon Shed Concrete Construction - Plain Concrete - Reinforced Concrete - Masonry Arch Bridge - Reinforced Concrete Arch - Masonry Dam An Architectural Appraisal