The Eads Bridge
Contributors: Quinta Scott (Photographer)
Edition: 2 Sub edition
Publisher: Missouri Historical Society Press
Published: April 1999
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 136
ISBN-13: 9781883982294
Subjects: American history: c 1800 to c 1900; American history: from c 1900 -; Architecture; Local history; Social history; Saint Louis; Engineering - Civil; Bridge Engineering; Subjects & Themes - Travel - U.S./Midwest; Photography; Photo Essays; USA; Missouri; Photoessays & Documentaries; U.S. Architecture - General; Saint Louis (Mo.); 1820-1887; Bridges; Buildings, structures, etc; Eads, James Buchanan,
Description: "The Eads Bridge over the Mississippi River at St. Louis is a landmark of American architecture and engineering. This visual and historical introduction to the Eads Bridge will be equally enjoyable to readers who know the bridge intimately and have long admired it, as well as those who are being introduced to it for the first time.".

"Unlike most photographs of Eads Bridge, which are taken from a distance, Quinta Scott's intimate photographic essay shows the subtleties of form and texture that give this structure its remarkable aesthetic impact. Howard Miller's text complements the photos, explaining the place of James Eads's unorthodox design in the history of American architecture and aesthetics.

Miller also explains the bridge's place in local and national economic history, describes its innovative engineering, and brings to life its unique creator."--BOOK JACKET.