The Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge
by David McCullough
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Author: David McCulloughEdition: Paperback
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Published: 1983-01-12
ISBN: N/A
Number of pages: 562
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Book Review: Wow, wow, and WOW!!
Summary: 5 Stars
Is there any doubt that Dave McCullough is the best history writer of our time?! Talk about making a subject that many would consider to be boring and dry VERY interesting and entertaining. I could not put this book down and I kept wanting more. The Author, as usual, makes his subject and the characters come to life. He simplifies things for his readers, yet he doesn't "dumb it down" or patronize. Just another fascinating book by a great author. I noticed one pinhead gave this book only one star!! I ask, what book was he/she reading?!
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Summary of The Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge
Celebrating the centennial of the opening of the Brooklyn Bridge, here is the classic account of one of the greatest engineering feats of all time.
In the 19th century, the Brooklyn Bridge was viewed as the greatest engineering feat of mankind. The Roeblings--father and son--toiled for decades, fighting competitors, corrupt politicians, and the laws of nature to fabricate a bridge which, after 100 years, still provides one of the major avenues of access to one of the world's busiest cities--as compared to many bridges built at the same time which collapsed within decades or even years. It is refreshing to read such a magnificent story of real architecture and engineering in an era where these words refer to tiny bits and bytes that inspire awe only in their abstract consequences, and not in their tangible physical magnificence.
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