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Author : Alan Trachtenberg
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 572 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)
Download or read book Brooklyn Bridge, Fact and Symbol (1869-1930) written by Alan Trachtenberg and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 572 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Alan Trachtenberg
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226811158
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (268 download)
Download or read book Brooklyn Bridge written by Alan Trachtenberg and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1979-07-15 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fourteen of Walker Evans's evocative photographs of Brooklyn Bridge, most of which have never been published, appear in this edition of Alan Trachenberg's Brooklyn Bridge: Fact and Symbol. In the new afterword Trachenberg explores the history of Hart Crane's The Bridge, especially the poem's integral relationship with the powerful photography of Evans. "[Brooklyn Bridge] is familiar in so many movies, in so many stage sets and, as Mr. Trachtenberg shows in this brilliant . . . book, it is at least as much a symbol as a reality. . . . Mr. Trachtenberg is always exciting and illuminating."—Times Literary Supplement "The book is a skillful and insightful synthesis of materials about Brooklyn Bridge from such diverse fields as history, engineering, literature and art. Essentially it asks the question of why Brooklyn Bridge achieved such great impact on the nineteenth century American imagination and why it has continued to have a significant impact on twentieth century art and literature. In addition to its exploration of the bridge's symbolic significance, which includes perceptive analyses of such particular works as Hart Crane's great poem cycle and the paintings of artists like Joseph Stella, the book also includes a solidly researched account of the conception, planning and construction of the bridge. Trachtenberg's account of the intellectual and cultural sources of the bridge is particularly fascinating in its demonstration of the convergence of many different philosophical and ideological currents of the time around this great engineering enterprise, illustrating as effectively as any discussion I know the complex interplay of ideas and material culture."—John G. Cawelti, University of Chicago "Alan Trachtenberg's Brooklyn Bridge is a fascinating story, the philosophic genesis of the idea in Europe, John Roebling's heroic effort to translate it into masonry and steel, and the meanings that Americans attached to the physical object as an emblem of their aspirations."—Leo Marx, Amherst College, author of The Machine in the Garden
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Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (9 download)
Download or read book Brooklyn Bridge written by and published by . This book was released on 1882 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jeffrey I. Richman
Publisher : Bauer and Dean Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781735600123
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (1 download)
Download or read book Building the Brooklyn Bridge, 1869-1883: An Illustrated History, with Images in 3D written by Jeffrey I. Richman and published by Bauer and Dean Publishers. This book was released on 2021-09-24 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Building the Brooklyn Bridge reminds us of the historic importance of this iconic bridge that was once considered the eighth wonder of the world. It opened up development across the East River and made travel between the two independent cities of Brooklyn and New York quicker and more reliable; especially once the bridge railway was fully operational in September 1883, four months after the bridge's opening. Historian Jeffrey Richman describes in engaging detail how the Brooklyn Bridge was built over fourteen years and clearly explains the function of each of its parts, from the anchorages to the massive cables. The story of the construction is also told through 255 remarkable images, many never before published, including 44 images in 3D, specially created for this book. These historic photographs, woodcuts, color lithographs, and engineering drawings take us back in time to when all of America, and much of the world, watched with excitement as a singular bridge of unprecedented size and technology was built over one of the busiest waterways in the world. The book illuminates long-forgotten details and presents the bridge as the engineering marvel that it is-one that still elicits awe and admiration. This is an incredible journey back in time to when all of America-and much of the world-excitedly watched as the Brooklyn Bridge was being built. Reading the book will be a real treat to anyone who has ever stepped onto this beloved icon and been moved by its majesty. A pair of 3D glasses is included with every copy of the book.
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Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)
Download or read book A Complete History of the New York and Brooklyn Bridge written by and published by . This book was released on 1883 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Total Pages : 22 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (894 download)
Download or read book Brooklyn Bridge written by and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Richard Haw
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136603662
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (366 download)
Download or read book Art of the Brooklyn Bridge written by Richard Haw and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-10-02 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Brooklyn Bridge is a pre-eminent global icon. It is the world’s most famous and beloved bridge, a "must-see" tourist hotspot, and a vital fact of New York life. For almost a hundred and forty years it has inspired artists of all descriptions, fueling a constant stream of paintings, photographs, lithographs, etchings, advertising copy, movies, and book, magazine, and LP covers. In consequence, the bridge may have the richest visual history of any man-made object, so much so, in fact, that almost no major American artist has failed to pay homage to the span in some form or other. Oddly, however, there are no books currently available that chart and discuss the bridge’s visual history or its role in the development of American (or Western) art. This monograph aims to correct that, providing a full visual record of the bridge from the origins of its conception to the present day. It is a celebration of the bridge’s glorious visual heritage timed to appear when the city will celebrate the span’s 125th birthday.
Author : Richard Haw
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780813535876
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (358 download)
Download or read book The Brooklyn Bridge written by Richard Haw and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Bringing together more than sixty images of the bridge that, over the years, have graced postcards, magazine covers, and book jackets and appeared in advertisements, cartoons, films, and photographs, Haw traces the diverse and sometimes jarring ways in which this majestic structure has been received, adopted, and interpreted as an American idea. Haw's account is not a history of how the bridge was made, but rather of what people have made of the Brooklyn Bridge - in film, music, literature, art, and politics - from its opening ceremonies to the blackout of 2003."--BOOK JACKET.
Author : Mary J. Shapiro
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486319237
Total Pages : 122 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (863 download)
Download or read book A Picture History of the Brooklyn Bridge written by Mary J. Shapiro and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2013-04-15 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Profusely illustrated account of the greatest engineering achievement of the 19th century. Rare contemporary photos and engravings and accompanying detailed captions recall construction, human drama, politics, much more. 167 black-and-white illustrations.
Author : Alfred C. Barnes
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Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)
Download or read book The New York and Brooklyn Bridge written by Alfred C. Barnes and published by . This book was released on 1883 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Elaine Pascoe
Publisher : Blackbirch Press, Incorporated
ISBN 13 : 9781567111736
Total Pages : 56 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (117 download)
Download or read book The Brooklyn Bridge written by Elaine Pascoe and published by Blackbirch Press, Incorporated. This book was released on 1999 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A history of the Brooklyn Bridge with an emphasis on the basic architecture, engineering, and mechanical procedures of construction.
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Author : Donald Langmead
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313342083
Total Pages : 624 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (133 download)
Download or read book Icons of American Architecture [2 volumes] written by Donald Langmead and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2009-03-05 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What turns a building into an icon? What is it about some structures that makes their history and legend even more important than their original intended use, making them a part of American, and world, popular culture? Twenty four buildings and structures, including the Brooklyn Bridge, the White House, the Hotel del Coronado, and the Washington Monument are presented here, along with their roles in fiction, film, music, and the imagination of people worldwide. Approximately twenty five images are included in the set, along with sidebars featuring additional structures.
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Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (637 download)
Download or read book A Complete History on the New York and Brooklyn Bridge written by and published by . This book was released on 1883 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Samuel W. Green
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ISBN 13 : 9780849016554
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (165 download)
Download or read book A Complete History of the New York and Brooklyn Bridge from Its Conception in 1866 to Its Completion in 1883 written by Samuel W. Green and published by . This book was released on 1979-06 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jonathan Chase Cook
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781537685199
Total Pages : 74 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (851 download)
Download or read book The Illustrated Brooklyn Bridge written by Jonathan Chase Cook and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-09-29 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An illustrated romp through the imagination, culture, art and history of the Brooklyn Bridge and its influence on America. In the mid 19th century, the dream, desire, money and technology all came together in one place and time to create a new world wonder of a bridge. The Great East River Bridge (as it was known before officially taking the title of the Brooklyn Bridge) was a bridge of imagination, science, engineering, art, sacrifice and economic progress. The bridge was not only a wonder of its time, it stands today as an iconic masterpiece to American innovation and functional longevity. The Brooklyn Bridge has stood the test of time so well that it still serves as a very functional bridge decades after other bridges of its time, and later, have been retired to the scrap heap, smoothly transitioning from horse and buggy to modern automobile traffic. But it is more than a bridge or even an architectural masterpiece. It is also a symbol of progress, effort, and the indomitable spirit of creativity. The bridge represents a soul of sorts. A soul of the city, of the people, of progress, of history, of blood and sweat, of sacrifice, and much more.
Author : Claire Upton
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Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (864 download)
Download or read book The Brooklyn Bridge, an American Symbol in the Arts written by Claire Upton and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Charles River Charles River Editors
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781985028685
Total Pages : 76 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (286 download)
Download or read book The Brooklyn Bridge written by Charles River Charles River Editors and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-02-04 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *Includes pictures *Includes descriptions of the bridge's construction by workers and officials *Includes a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents "Spring and fall in New York are the best seasons here to get out and about. I like the little park in Dumbo between the Manhattan and Brooklyn bridge. I like Prospect Park.." - Paul Dano New York City has countless landmarks and tourist spots, but few are as old or as associated with the city as the Brooklyn Bridge, the giant suspension bridge that spans nearly 1,600 feet as it connects lower Manhattan to Brooklyn. Indeed, the bridge is so old that Manhattan and Brooklyn represented the largest and third largest cities in America at the time of its construction, and the East River posed a formidable enough challenge that taking a ferry across could be dangerous. Originally known as the New York and Brooklyn Bridge and then later as the East River Bridge, the iconic bridge wasn't formally dubbed the Brooklyn Bridge until about 30 years after it was completed in the early 1880s. As the first steel suspension bridge built in America, it represented an enormous engineering feat that claimed the lives of several workers, including its original designer, but by the time it was finished, the Brooklyn Bridge towered nearly 300 feet above the water at over 80 feet wide. With those dimensions, it was over 50% larger than any suspension bridge to date. From its inception, the Brooklyn Bridge has been celebrated as one of the things that makes New York City unique. President Chester Arthur attended its opening, and P.T. Barnum famously walked Jumbo the Elephant across the bridge as a publicity stunt. Yet despite its age and the fact that so many contemporary bridges have fallen into disrepair or were destroyed, the Brooklyn Bridge continues to be not just an instantly identifiable landmark in New York City but also a crucially valuable one that is still used by thousands of people a day. The Brooklyn Bridge chronicles the story of how one of America's most famous bridges was built. Along with pictures of important people, places, and events, you will learn about the Brooklyn Bridge like never before, in no time at all.
