The Great Bridge

A monumental tale of American ambition, told by Pulitzer Prize–winning author and master historian David McCullough. This gripping saga of one of the country’s boldest engineering achievements reveals not only the politics and personalities behind the creation of “America’s Eiffel Tower,” but charts New York’s ascent as a thriving metropolis. Around 1870, during the Age of Optimism—a time when Americans believed anything was possible—the ambitious idea of constructing an unprecedented bridge acr