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A review by rickwren
The Great Bridge by David McCullough
4.0
Amazingly good, and completely engaging. I didn't have high hopes for a history of the Brooklyn Bridge, but I've liked other books by the author so I picked it up and once started I couldn't stop reading.
This is one of those history books where the reader discoveries unique treasures on page after page - from the early research and treatment of the bends to the amazing story of Washington Roebling who supervised and created the bridge engineering from his bed where he was infirmed for most of the construction.
There was the amazing relationship between the genius father and the driven son, and the relationship between a bridge and two cities which have never been very similar yet have been identified together since the grand opening of the grandest construction project of its day.
It reads like a novel and disseminates more information than a textbook. It's what living history should always be.
This is one of those history books where the reader discoveries unique treasures on page after page - from the early research and treatment of the bends to the amazing story of Washington Roebling who supervised and created the bridge engineering from his bed where he was infirmed for most of the construction.
There was the amazing relationship between the genius father and the driven son, and the relationship between a bridge and two cities which have never been very similar yet have been identified together since the grand opening of the grandest construction project of its day.
It reads like a novel and disseminates more information than a textbook. It's what living history should always be.