The Great Bridge (book)

The Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge
Author David McCullough
Country U.S.
Language English
Subject Biography/U.S. History
Genre Non-fiction
Publisher Simon & Schuster
Publication date
 1972
Pages 636 pages
ISBN 978-0671457112
OCLC 482678
Preceded by The Johnstown Flood
Followed by The Path Between the Seas

The Great Bridge is a 1972 book about the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge written by popular historian David McCullough. It provides a history of the engineering that went into the building of the bridge as well as the toils John A. Roebling, the designer of the bridge, went through with his son Washington Roebling to bring the bridge to its completion.[1] The book went on to win two awards in 1973; the Certificate of Merit Municipal Art Society, NY, and the New York Diamond Jubilee Award.[2]

The documentary film, Brooklyn Bridge, released in 1981 by Ken Burns, Roger Sherman, Buddy Squires, and Amy Stechler drew inspiration from McCullough's work. He was also chosen to be the narrator for the film.[3][4]

Reviews

  • "After reading David McCullough's account, you will never look at the old bridge in quite the same way again." — Christopher Lehmann-Haupt, The New York Times
  • "The Great Bridge is a great book. . . . This is the definitive book on the event. Do not wait for a better try: there won't be any." — Norman Rosten, Newsday
  • "The Great Bridge is a book so compelling and complete as to be a literary monument. . . . McCullough has written that sort of work which brings us to the human center of the past." — Los Angeles Times

References

  1. ↑ McCullough, David (1983). "THE GREAT BRIDGE AND THE AMERICAN IMAGINATION". The New York Times. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  2. ↑ "The Great Bridge". Simon & Schuster. 15 May 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  3. ↑ "Burns, Ken; U.S. Documentary Film Maker". Museum of Broadcast Communications. Retrieved February 20, 2010.
  4. ↑ Burns, Ken. "Why I Decided to Make Brooklyn Bridge". Public Broadcasting Service. Retrieved February 20, 2010.
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