Art of the Brooklyn Bridge : a visual history / Richard Haw.

Main entry:

Haw, Richard, 1968-

Title & Author:

Art of the Brooklyn Bridge : a visual history / Richard Haw.

Publication:

New York, NY : Routledge, 2008.

Description:

vii, 280 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Crank, crackpot, and creative genius : plans to bridge the East River (1800-1867) -- Construction, completion, and panic (1867-1883) -- Spectacle and show (1883-1911) -- Modernism takes command (1912-1929) -- Depression and recovery (1929-1945) -- Evolution and explosion (1946-1982) -- Commemoration and the contemporary era (1983-2008).

Summary:

This book provides a full visual record of the Brooklyn Bridge from the origins of its conception to the present day.

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ISBN:

9780415953863 (hbk.)
0415953863 (hbk.)

Subject:

Bridges Design and construction.
Ponts Conception et construction.
Brooklyn Bridge (New York, N.Y.)
New York (State) New York Brooklyn Bridge

Form/genre:

History
Illustrated works

Holdings:

Location: Library main 255971
Call No.: BIB 186249
Status: Available

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