Title: Art of the Brooklyn Bridge : a visual history /
Authors: Haw, Richard, 1968-
Publisher: Routledge,
Year: 2008
Subjects: Bridges Design and construction; Bridges Pictorial works.; Brooklyn Bridge (New York, N.Y.); Brooklyn Bridge (New York, N.Y.) History.
Abstract: This book provides a full visual record of the Brooklyn Bridge from the origins of its conception to the present day.
Contents: Crank, crackpot, and creative genius : plans to bridge the East River (1800-1867) -- Construciton, completion, and panic (1867-1883) -- Spectacle and show (1883-1911) -- Modernism takes command (1912-1929) -- Depression and recovery (1929-1945) -- Evolution and explosion (1946-1982) -- Commemoration and the contemporary era (1983-2008).