Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge (Touchstone Book) - Softcover

Mccullough, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 067145711X ISBN 13: 9780671457112

Publisher: Simon & Schuster, 1983

Synopsis

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.

About this title

Review:

"After reading David McCullough's account, you will never look at the old bridge in quite the same way again."
--Christopher Lehmann-Haupt, The New York Times

"The Great Bridge is a book so compelling and complete as to be a literary monument. . . . McCullough has written that sort of work which brings us to the human center of the past."
--Los Angeles Times

"The Great Bridge is a great book. . . . This is the definitive book on the event. Do not wait for a better try: there won't be any."
--Norman Rosten, Newsday

About the Author:

David McCullough has twice received the Pulitzer Prize, for Truman and John Adams, and twice received the National Book Award, for The Path Between the Seas and Mornings on Horseback. His other acclaimed books include The Johnstown Flood, The Great Bridge, Brave Companions, 1776, The Greater Journey, The American Spirit, and The Wright Brothers. He is the recipient of numerous honors and awards, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian award. Visit DavidMcCullough.com.

About this edition

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Publication date: 1983
• ISBN 10: 067145711X
• ISBN 13: 9780671457112
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 636