George Ferris' Grand Idea: The Ferris Wheel

Ferris Wheels provide the best view at the fair, but the story behind the name lets you look closer at the building of the first marvelous wheel. George Ferriss wheels can be found around the world today, but it wasnt an easy path to turn his idea into a reality. Readers will love learning the story behind the name as they follow along with Georges beginnings in civil engineering, the trouble he had convincing people his wheel would be safe, and his eventual world-renowned success.,