Golden Gate the life and times of America's greatest bridge /
The Golden Gate, a dazzling feat of engineering completed in 1937, is a counterpart to the Statue of Liberty, pronouncing American achievement in an unmistakably American fashion. This is a passionate telling of the history of the bridge, and the rich and peculiar history of the California experienc...
Main Author: | Starr, Kevin. |
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Format: | Book |
Language: | English |
Published: |
New York :
Bloomsbury Press,
2010.
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Physical Description: |
215 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm. |
Edition: | 1st U.S. ed. |
Subjects: |
Table of Contents:
- Bridge
- Icon
- Site
- Vision
- Politics
- Money
- Design
- Construction
- City
- Suicide
- Art.