![]() ![]() Bodies were crushed and broken, lives lost, notorious political empires fell, and surges of public doubt constantly threatened the project. During 14 years of construction, the odds against success seemed overwhelming. ![]() So daring a concept as spanning the East River to join two great cities required vision and dedication of the kind that went into building Europe's great cathedrals. The Brooklyn Bridge rose out of the expansive era following the Civil War, when Americans believed all things were possible. ![]() This monumental book tells the enthralling story of one of the greatest accomplishments in our nation's history, the building of what was then the longest suspension bridge in the world. ![]()
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