Format:
215 S.
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Ill.
,
21 cm
Edition:
1., U.S. ed.
ISBN:
159691534X
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9781596915343
Content:
Bridge -- Icon -- Site -- Vision -- Politics -- Money -- Design -- Construction -- City -- Suicide -- Art
Content:
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 experience. The Golden Gate is a grand public work, a symbol and a very real bridge, a magnet for both postcard photographs and suicides. In this compact but comprehensive narrative, historian Kevin Starr unfolds the hidden-in-plain-sight meaning of the Golden Gate, putting it in its place among classic works of art--From publisher description
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
Bridge -- Icon -- Site -- Vision -- Politics -- Money -- Design -- Construction -- City -- Suicide -- Art.
Language:
English
Subjects:
Engineering
Keywords:
Golden Gate Bridge
Author information:
Starr, Kevin 1940-2017
