Michael Aaron Rockland

The George Washington Bridge: Poetry in Steel

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Produktbeschreibung

Revised and expanded, Michael Rockland's rich narrative presents perspectives on the George Washington Bridge spanning history, architecture, engineering, transportation, design, the arts, politics, and even post-9/11 mentalities. This new edition brings new insight since its initial publication in 2008, including a new chapter on the infamous “Bridgegate” Chris Christie-era scandal of 2013.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rutgers University Press
• Revised and Exp
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Altersempfehlung: ab 16 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Januar 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 155mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 454g
• ISBN-13: 9780813594613
• ISBN-10: 0813594618
• Artikelnr.: 56732030

Autorenporträt

Michael Aaron Rockland is a professor of American studies at Rutgers, New Brunswick. He is the author or coauthor of many books, including Looking for America on the New Jersey Turnpike (Rutgers University Press), listed by the State Library as one of the ten best books ever written about New Jersey, and the novel A Bliss Case, a New York Times Notable Book of the Year. Rockland is also a regular contributor to New Jersey Monthly  magazine.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
 1.         Growing up With the G.W.B.: An Introduction
 2.         A Day on the George Washington Bridge    
 3.        The George and the Brooklyn: New Jersey and New York
 4.        Othmar Ammann
 5.        Building the Bridge
 6.        The Accidental Icon
 7.        The “Martha”
 8.        The George Washington Bridge in Literature
 9.        The G.W.B.  in the Other Arts
 10.      Life Along the Walkways
 11,      Dangers, Disasters, and Tragedies
 12,       Bridgegate
 13.      The G.W.B. and Me
Acknowledgments
Notes
About the Author
Selected Bibliography
Index