Title:
Great Bridge, The
Genre:
History
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Binding:
Hardcover
Edition:
1st
Type of Book:
Non-Fiction
Number of Pages:
562
Number of Chapters:
24
Date Added:
2018-06-26 18:12:49
Synopsis:
The Great Bridge is an account of one of the greatest engineering feats of all time. Winning acclaim for its comprehensive look at the building of the Brooklyn Bridge, this book helped cement McCullough’s reputation as a preeminent social historian. Now, The Great Bridge is reissued as a Simon & Schuster Classic Edition with a new introduction by the author. It’s the story of one of the greatest events in the nation’s history during the Age of Optimism, a period when many Americans were convinced that all great things were possible. In the years around 1870, when the project was undertaken, the concept of building a bridge to span the East River between the great cities of Manhattan & Brooklyn required a vision & determination comparable to that which went into the building of the pyramids. Throughout the 14 years of its construction, the odds against the successful completion of the bridge seemed great. Bodies were broken, lives lost, political empires fell & surges of public emotion constantly threatened the project. But this isn’t merely the saga of an engineering feat. It’s a sweeping narrative of the social climate of the time & of the heroes & rascals who had a hand in either constructing or obstructing the enterprise. Amid the flood of praise for the book when originally published, Newsday said succinctly ”This is the definitive book on the event. Do not wait for a better try. There won’t be any.
Author:
McCullough, David
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Publisher:
Simon & Schuster
Country:
United States
Place of Printing:
New York
Publication Date:
1972-08-01
Number of Copies:
1
Language:
English
Publisher Location:
New York
Date Added:
2018-06-26 18:12:49
