Search Results: The Great Bridge by David G McCullough

Simon & Schuster. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Paperback. Very Good.

Simon & Schuster. Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1982. 1st Touchstone Edition. Thirteenth Printing. good. 25 cm, 636, wraps, illus., appendix, notes, bibliography, index, some wear to cover edges The building of the Brooklyn Bridge.

2001. New York, Simon & Schuster, 2001. 17 x 23.5 cm. 608 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar and deckle edged pages. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. This monumental book tells the enthralling story of one of the greatest accomplishments in our nation's history, the building of what was then the longest suspension bridge in the world. The Brooklyn Bridge rose out of the expansive era following the Civil War, when Americans believed all things were possible. So daring a concept as spanning the East River to join two great cities required vision and dedication of the kind that went into building Europe's great cathedrals. During fourteen years of construction, the odds against success seemed overwhelming. Thousands of people were put to work. Bodies were crushed and broken, lives lost, notorious political empires fell, and surges of public doubt constantly threatened the project. But the story of the building of the Brooklyn Bridge is not just the… Read More

Simon & Schuster. FIrst Printing. Unclipped DJ in archival cover, two closed rips, chip on rear. Stated First Printing. . Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1972.