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Author | : Harvey Schwartz |
Publisher | : University of Washington Press |
Total Pages | : 201 |
Release | : 2015-09-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0295806206 |
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Silver Award Winner, 2016 Nautilus Book Award in Young Adult (YA) Non-Fiction Moving beyond the familiar accounts of politics and the achievements of celebrity engineers and designers, Building the Golden Gate Bridge is the first book to primarily feature the voices of the workers themselves. This is the story of survivors who vividly recall the hardships, hazards, and victories of constructing the landmark span during the Great Depression. Labor historian Harvey Schwartz has compiled oral histories of nine workers who helped build the celebrated bridge. Their powerful recollections chronicle the technical details of construction, the grueling physical conditions they endured, the small pleasures they enjoyed, and the gruesome accidents some workers suffered. The result is an evocation of working-class life and culture in a bygone era. Most of the bridge builders were men of European descent, many of them the sons of immigrants. Schwartz also interviewed women: two nurses who cared for the injured and tolerated their antics, the wife of one 1930s builder, and an African American ironworker who toiled on the bridge in later years. These powerful stories are accompanied by stunning photographs of the bridge under construction. An homage to both the American worker and the quintessential San Francisco landmark, Building the Golden Gate Bridge expands our understanding of Depression-era labor and California history and makes a unique contribution to the literature of this iconic span.
Author | : Donald MacDonald |
Publisher | : Chronicle Books |
Total Pages | : 304 |
Release | : 2013-03-26 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 1452126968 |
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An award-winning architect explores the history and engineering of a modern marvel with “easygoing prose [and] dozens of delightfully accessible sketches” (SFGate.com). Nine million people visit the Golden Gate Bridge each year, yet how many know why it’s painted that stunning shade of “international orange”? Or that ancient Mayan and Art Deco buildings influenced the design? Current bridge architect Donald MacDonald answers these questions and others in a friendly, informative look at the bridge’s engineering and seventy-year history. This accessible account is accompanied by seventy of MacDonald’s own charming color illustrations, making it easy to understand how the bridge was designed and constructed. A fascinating study for those interested in architecture, design, or anyone with a soft spot for San Francisco, Golden Gate Bridge is a fitting tribute to this timeless icon.
Author | : John Van der Zee |
Publisher | : Touchstone Books |
Total Pages | : 390 |
Release | : 1988-05 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780671657147 |
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Author | : Kevin Starr |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Total Pages | : 223 |
Release | : 2010-07-15 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 159691534X |
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A passionate chronicle of the Golden Gate Bridge's construction by a National Humanities Medal-winning historian reveals influences from culture and nature that shaped its development while offering insight into its role as a national symbol of American engineering and innovation.
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Publisher | : Turner Publishing Company |
Total Pages | : 288 |
Release | : 2008-07-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1618586343 |
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The Golden Gate Bridge is a marvel of engineering and architecture considered by many to be one of the world’s most beautiful bridges, its picturesque vistas favored by photographers, artists, visitors to San Francisco, and almost everyone else. When naysayers said it couldn’t be built, Joseph Strauss and a team of visionaries spun 80,000 miles of wire and riveted nearly 900,000 tons of steel into gossamer wings, spanning for the first time an immense gulf and linking the Pacific coast. In black-and-white photography, Historic Photos of the Golden Gate Bridge details the history of the bridge from its design and construction to recent times. Nearly 200 rarely seen images offer a compelling look at the bridge, from the days when the treacherous currents of the Golden Gate could be crossed only by boat to the rise of the bridge as a national landmark. This book is sure to delight both those who dream of the impossible and those who live to make it happen.
Author | : Arnold Ringstad |
Publisher | : Momentum |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2017 |
Genre | : Golden Gate Bridge (San Francisco, Calif.) |
ISBN | : 9781503816404 |
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Gives readers a behind-the-scenes look at the building of the Golden Gate Bridge. Additional features include a table of contents, a Fast Facts spread, critical-thinking questions, primary source quotes and accompanying source notes, a phonetic glossary, an index, and sources for further research.
Author | : Louise Dyble |
Publisher | : University of Pennsylvania Press |
Total Pages | : 316 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 9780812241471 |
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Drawing on previously unavailable archives, Paying the Toll describes the high-stakes struggles for control of the Golden Gate Bridge, and offers a rare inside look at the powerful and secretive agency that built a regional transportation empire with its toll revenue.
Author | : Alicia Z. Klepeis |
Publisher | : Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC |
Total Pages | : 34 |
Release | : 2017-12-15 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 1502629666 |
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There were people who said that a bridge across the Golden Gate Straight could not be done. The bridge would need to be more than one mile (1.6 kilometers) long and be built over rushing waters. Readers will learn about how the difficulties presented by the geography of the Bay Area were overcome and the then longest suspension bridge in the United States was finished in just four years.
Author | : Rebecca Stanborough |
Publisher | : Capstone |
Total Pages | : 32 |
Release | : 2019-05-01 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 1496650832 |
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This title explores and explains how the Golden Gate Bridge was built. The bridge's construction is described in terms of the engineering process. The book explores why the bridge was built and describes the design stages and technologies used during construction. The book also describes the challenges builders faced while building the bridge.
Author | : Dave Eggers |
Publisher | : Chronicle Books |
Total Pages | : 113 |
Release | : 2018-03-13 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 1452165866 |
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A “witty [and] compelling” true story for kids about San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge—and why it’s orange—by the New York Times–bestselling author! (Fast Company). In this delightfully original nonfiction book, National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize finalist Dave Eggers tackles one of the most famous architectural monuments in the world: the Golden Gate Bridge—and all the arguments and debates about building it and what it should look like. Cut-paper illustrations by Tucker Nichols enliven the tale, and this revised edition also includes real-life letters from local constituents making the case for keeping the bridge orange. With sly humor and lots of fascinating historical facts, this is an accessible, enjoyable read for kids (or adults), transporting readers to the glorious Golden Gate no matter where they live. “Eggers’s featherlight humor provides laughs throughout.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review). “A love letter to infrastructure.” —The New York Times “A story compelling enough to keep adults interested as they read it (and re-read it and re-read it) each night at bedtime.” —Fast Company