This wonderful and historic Parsons The First Hundred Year is the corporate history hundred years of engineering as a profession in America throughout the life and example of one firm. The story of Parson Brickerhoff is a tale of survival through times of crisis--two world wars, the Great Depression, the recent recession-and triumphs through work of renown--the IRT, the Cape Cod Canal, the Garden State Parkway
Benson Bobrick earned his doctorate from Columbia University and is the author of several critically acclaimed works. In 2002, he received the Literature Award of the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters. He and his wife, Hilary, live in Vermont.