03076cam a2200361 4500 522754709 TxAuBib 20210904120000.0 ||||||s2012||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780743594080 0743594088 5a9e45d0-6fb7-43e0-830e-73afcef41033 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 798222 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib McCullough, David. The Great Bridge [Libby Audiobook] : The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge. Simon & Schuster Audio, 2012. Format: OverDrive OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, Filesize: 753MB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 753MB. HTML:The dramatic and enthralling story of the building of the Brooklyn Bridge, the world's longest suspension bridge at the time, a tale of greed, corruption, and obstruction but also of optimism, heroism, and determination, told by master historian David McCullough.<br /> This monumental book is the enthralling story of one of the greatest events in our nation's history, during the Age of Optimism—a period when Americans were convinced in their hearts that all things were possible.<br /> <br /> In the years around 1870, when the project was first undertaken, the concept of building an unprecedented bridge to span the East River between the great cities of Manhattan and Brooklyn required a vision and determination comparable to that which went into the building of the great cathedrals. Throughout the fourteen years of its construction, the odds against the successful completion of the bridge seemed staggering. Bodies were crushed and broken, lives lost, political empires fell, and surges of public emotion constantly threatened the project. But this is not merely the saga of an engineering miracle; it is a sweeping narrative of the social climate of the time and of the heroes and rascals who had a hand in either constructing or exploiting the surpassing enterprise. Engineering. Technology. Nonfiction. History. Media Type: Audiobook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2021-11-04 17:41:34. Runger Nelson. https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-25/0439-1/798222-TheGreatBridge.wma Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/0439-1/798222-TheGreatBridge.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=5A9E45D0-6FB7-43E0-830E-73AFCEF41033&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-25/0439-1/798222-TheGreatBridge.wma Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/0439-1/798222-TheGreatBridge.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=5A9E45D0-6FB7-43E0-830E-73AFCEF41033&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen)