Great Bridge The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge

Name: Great Bridge The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge
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ISBN: 9780743217378

ISBN-10: 0743217373

ISBN-13: 9780743217378

Edition: 2001

Authors: David McCullough

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First published in 1972,The Great Bridgeis the classic 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 David McCullough's reputation as America's preeminent social historian. Now,The Great Bridgeis reissued as a Simon & Schuster Classic Edition with a new introduction by the author. This monumental book brings back for American readers the heroic vision of the America we once had. It is the enthralling story of one of the greatest events in our nation's history during the Age of Optimism -- a period when Americans were convinced in their hearts that all great things were…

Book details

List price: $35.00
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Publication date: 6/1/2001
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 608
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.50" long x 2.00" tall
Weight: 2.574
Language: English

David McCullough is a writer, historian, lecturer, & teacher. He has received the Pulitzer Prize for "Truman", as well as the Francis Parkman Prize, & the "Los Angeles Times" Book Award. He is also a two-time winner of the National Book Award, for history & for biography. He lives in Massachusetts.



Introduction


Author's Note






The Plan



Man of Iron



The Genuine Language of America



Father and Son



Brooklyn



The Proper Person to See



The Chief Engineer






All According to Plan



Down in the Caisson



Fire



The Past Catches Up



How Natural, Right, and Proper



The Mysterious Disorder



The Heroic Mode






At the Halfway Mark



Spirits of ' 76



A Perfect Pandemonium



Number 8, Birmingham Gauge



The Gigantic Spinning Machine



Wire Fraud



Emily



The Man in the Window



And Yet the Bridge Is Beautiful



The People's Day


Epilogue


Appendix


Notes


Picture Credits


Bibliography


Index