Richard Haw

Art of the Brooklyn Bridge

A Visual History

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The Brooklyn Bridge is a pre-eminent global icon. It is the world's most famous and beloved bridge, a 'must-see' tourist hotspot, and a vital fact of New York life. This book provides a full visual record of the bridge from the origins of its conception to the present day.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Februar 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 280mm x 219mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 1312g
• ISBN-13: 9780415953863
• ISBN-10: 0415953863
• Artikelnr.: 22782118

Autorenporträt

Richard Haw is the author of The Brooklyn Bridge: A Cultural History (2005). He teaches English and Interdisciplinary Studies at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York. A native of Leeds in the U.K., he now lives in Brooklyn, a short walk away from his favorite bridge.

Inhaltsangabe

Prologue: Crank, Crackpot, and Creative Genius: Plans to Bridge the East River (1800
1867) 1 1. Construction, Completion, and Panic (1867
1883) 26 2. Spectacle and Show (1883
1911) 61 3. Modernism Takes Command (1912
1929) 95 4. Depression and Recovery (1929
1945) 122 5. Evolution and Explosion (1946
1982) 153 6. Commemoration and the Contemporary Era (1983
2008) 184