The great bridge: the epic story of the building of the Brooklyn Bridge
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Evaluates the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge as the greatest engineering triumph of its time, citing the pivotal contributions of chief engineer Washington Roebling and the technical problems and political corruption that challenged the project.
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McCullough, D. G. (2012). The great bridge: the epic story of the building of the Brooklyn Bridge. The 40th anniversary ed. New York, Simon & Schuster.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)McCullough, David G. 2012. The Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge. New York, Simon & Schuster.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)McCullough, David G, The Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge. New York, Simon & Schuster, 2012.
MLA Citation (style guide)McCullough, David G. The Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge. The 40th anniversary ed. New York, Simon & Schuster, 2012.
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250 | |a The 40th anniversary ed. | ||
260 | |a New York : |b Simon & Schuster, |c 2012. | ||
300 | |a 605 p. : |b ill., map ; |c 25 cm. | ||
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500 | |a Originally published: New York : Simon and Schuster, 1972; reprinted with new preface by the author. | ||
504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 568-578) and index. | ||
505 | 0 | |a Part one. The plan -- Man of iron -- The genuine language of America -- Father and son -- Brooklyn -- The proper person to see -- The chief engineer -- Part two. All according to plan -- Down in the caisson -- Fire -- The past catches up -- How natural, right, and proper -- The mysterious disorder -- The heroic mode -- Part three. 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. | |
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