The Bridge: The Building of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge
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The Bridge: The Building of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge was a 1964 book by Gay Talese
about the construction of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge
. The book is a straightforward journalistic account of the bridge's construction. The book was published shortly after the completion of the bridge. Because of Talese's later success, the book was reissued in paperback in 2003.
Gay Talese
Gay Talese is an American author. He wrote for The New York Times in the early 1960s and helped to define literary journalism...
about the construction of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge
Verrazano-Narrows Bridge
The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge is a double-decked suspension bridge that connects the boroughs of Staten Island and Brooklyn in New York City at the Narrows, the reach connecting the relatively protected upper bay with the larger lower bay....
. The book is a straightforward journalistic account of the bridge's construction. The book was published shortly after the completion of the bridge. Because of Talese's later success, the book was reissued in paperback in 2003.