One of my all-time favorite history books is David McCullough’s The Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge. McCullough wrote about the bridge as the central character of the book—as an extension of its architects, civic boosters, and the many workers who labored and even died during its construction. The book sparked my imag…
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