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...

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Main Author: Starr, Kevin.
Format: Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Bloomsbury Press, 2010.
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.