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001 2009046976
003 DLC
005 20101224084902.0
008 091113s2010 nyuaf b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2009046976
020 $a9781596915343 (alk. paper)
020 $a159691534X
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn462908278
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043 $an-us-ca
050 00 $aTG25.S225$bS74 2010
082 00 $a624.2/30979461$222
100 1 $aStarr, Kevin.
245 10 $aGolden Gate :$bthe life and times of America's greatest bridge /$cKevin Starr.
250 $a1st U.S. ed.
260 $aNew York :$bBloomsbury Press,$c2010.
300 $a215 p., [8] p. of plates :$bill. (some col.) ;$c21 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 197-204) and index.
520 $aThe Golden Gate, a dazzling feat of engineering completed in 1937, is a counterpart to the Statue of Liberty, pronouncing American achievement in an unmistakably American fashion. This is a passionate telling of the history of the bridge, and the rich and peculiar history of the California experience. The Golden Gate is a grand public work, a symbol and a very real bridge, a magnet for both postcard photographs and suicides. In this compact but comprehensive narrative, historian Kevin Starr unfolds the hidden-in-plain-sight meaning of the Golden Gate, putting it in its place among classic works of art--From publisher description.
505 0 $aBridge -- Icon -- Site -- Vision -- Politics -- Money -- Design -- Construction -- City -- Suicide -- Art.
651 0 $aGolden Gate Bridge (San Francisco, Calif.)
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1106/2009046976-b.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1106/2009046976-d.html