Description
Book SynopsisSince opening in 1931, the George Washington Bridge, linking New York and New Jersey, has become the busiest bridge in the world. Many people also consider it the most beautiful. Intimate and engaging, this revised and expanded edition of Michael Rockland's rich narrative presents a range of perspectives on the GWB.
Trade Review"Like the magnificent bridge it honors, this book is graceful, intelligently composed, elegant, durable, and solid as steel."
-- Phillip Lopate * author of Waterfront: A Walk Around Manhattan *
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The George Washington Bridge: Poetry in Steel is a well-rounded tribute to a national landmark. The author weaves together history, popular culture, behind-the-scenes tours, and personal insight in his living portrait of a modern marvel."
-- Darl Rastorfer * author of Six Bridges: The Legacy of Othmar H. Ammann *
Leonard Lopate at Large on WBAI Radio in New York: Michael Aaron Rockland on his latest book
The George Washington Bridge: Poetry in Steel https://soundcloud.com/leonard-lopate/michael-aaron-rockland-on-his-latest-book-the-george-washington-bridge-poetry-in-steel-1920 * "Leonard Lopate at Large" *
"An essential book about what the professor rightly argues is America’s most important bridge." * Newark Star-Ledger *
Old Ways in NJ, guest Michael Aaron Rockland
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfYtiz2F_bs * EB-TV *
"A special afternoon with Morristown scholar Michael Rockland: ‘The George Washington Bridge: Poetry in Steel,’ March 22" * Morristown Green *
"A definitive history and cultural study of the span." * New Jersey Monthly *
Table of ContentsContents
1. Growing up With the G.W.B.: An Introduction
2. A Day on the George Washington Bridge
3. The George and the Brooklyn: New Jersey and New York
4. Othmar Ammann
5. Building the Bridge
6. The Accidental Icon
7. The “Martha”
8. The George Washington Bridge in Literature
9. The G.W.B. in the Other Arts
10. Life Along the Walkways
11, Dangers, Disasters, and Tragedies
12, Bridgegate
13. The G.W.B. and Me
Acknowledgments
Notes
About the Author
Selected Bibliography
Index
