The Great Bridge
by: David McCullough
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Product Details
Category - Non Fiction / Architecture
Format - Paperback
Condition - Excellent
Listed - 2 years ago
Views - 9
Ships From - Georgia
Est. Publication Date - Jan 1983
Seller Description
The year 1870 began the undertaking of the bridge spanning over the East River and connecting Manhattan and Brooklyn. The successful completion of the bridge seemed staggering. Lives were crushed and broken, political empires fell, and stages of public emotion threatened the project. Find out about the engineering miracle during the social climate of the time.
Overview
The Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge
ISBN: 9780671457112
Publisher Description
A detailed account of the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge providing background on its engineering history as well as the political and social climate of the late-nineteenth century
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