Pontoon bridge unprecedented 730-meter, fortified pontoon bridge across the Scheldt river at the Siege of Antwerp in 1584 to close off water access to the city. In the battle of Saraighat in 1671, the Ahoms spanned the river Brahmaputra at Saraighat over an improviso bridge of boats. In the 1670s, the French devised the copper pontoon; after this point, rivers and canals ceased to present significant obstacles. The early modern period in pontoon use was dominated by the wars of the 18th and 19th centuries during which the art and science of pontoon bridging barely changed. This however did not stop all
Pontoon: A Novel of Lake Wobegon in an exposition prior to an excerpt of the novel, Keillor wrote that the story for "Pontoon" originated from a storytelling tour he did in the early 90s to pay for a divorce. Pontoon currently holds a 3.53 rating on Goodreads, based on over 2,900 ratings and over 350 reviews. Thomas Mallon reviewed the book for the "Sunday Book Review" of the New York Times. Pontoon: A Novel of Lake Wobegon Pontoon: A Novel of Lake Wobegon is a novel by Garrison Keillor, a humorous fictional account of life in the fictitious heartland town of Lake Wobegon, Minnesota. It was