The Bridge: The Epic Story of an Australian Icon - The Sydney Harbour Bridge

Peter Lalor

ISBN 10: 1741142288 / ISBN 13: 9781741142280

Published by Allen & Unwin, 1906

The Bridge: The Epic Story of an Australian Icon - The Sydney Harbour Bridge This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. . Seller Inventory # 7719-9781741142280

Synopsis:

When it was finally officially opened in 1932, the Sydney Harbour Bridge had taken almost nine years to complete at a cost of more than six million pounds. This is the epic story of the most recognisable symbol of Sydney and Australia and the people who built it: their ambitions, political wrangling and incredible feats of engineering. Going behind the public face of the bridge, Peter Lalor recreates the intriguing characters who populate its history: Lennie Gwyther, the nine-year-old boy who made a 900-mile solo journey on horseback to see it, John Bradfield who eventually realised his dream of connecting Sydney's two shores, and Vince Kelly, the larger than life boilermaker who fell from the arch and survived and many more. From the bizarre attempt to sabotage the opening ceremony to the bridge's role in the Sydney Olympics, this is a lively history of one of the world's most famous structures.

About the Author: Now sports writer with the Australian, Peter Lalor was previously with the Daily Telegraph where he was a senior feature writer and sports columnist, as well as producing a regular beer column. He covered numerous major stories for the paper, including the Sydney Olympics, the Tampa crisis, and the Bali bombing. Born and raised in Bendigo, he has worked for the Sunday Observer, the Sunday Age and the Sun News Pictorial and did a stint in radio as a writer-producer. In 2002, his first book Blood Stain was published by Allen + Unwin and became an instant best-seller.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Bridge: The Epic Story of an Australian ...
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Publication Date: 1906
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good