{"product_id":"the-great-bridge","title":"The Great Bridge","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis 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. The Brooklyn Bridge rose out of the expansive era following the Civil War  when Americans believed all things were possible. 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. During fourteen years of construction  the odds against success seemed overwhelming. Thousands of people were put to work. Bodies were crushed and broken  lives lost  notorious political empires fell  and surges of public doubt constantly threatened the project. But the story of the building of the Brooklyn Bridge is not just the saga of an engineering miracle; it is a sweeping narrative of the social climate of the time  replete with heroes and rascals who helped either to construct or to exploit the great enterprise. The Great Bridge is also the story of a remarkable family  the Roeblings  who conceived and executed the audacious engineering plan at great personal cost. Without John Roebling s vision  his son Washington s skill and courage  and Washington s wife Emily s dedication  the bridge we know and cherish would never have been built. Like the engineering marvel it describes  The Great Bridge  republished on the fortieth anniversary of its initial publication  has stood the test of time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44986521813045,"sku":"ByrdShop_0671212133","price":29.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780671212131.jpg?v=1770908446","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-great-bridge","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}