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Building the Golden Gate Bridge: A Workers' Oral History
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Item specifics
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- Features
- Ex-Library
- ISBN
- 9780295995069
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Washington Press
ISBN-10
0295995068
ISBN-13
9780295995069
eBay Product ID (ePID)
211339183
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
200 Pages
Publication Name
Building the Golden Gate Bridge : a Workers' Oral History
Language
English
Subject
Labor & Industrial Relations, Industries / Construction, United States / State & Local / West (Ak, CA, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, WY), History / Modern (Late 19th Century to 1945), General, United States / West / Pacific (Ak, CA, Hi, Or, Wa), Industries / Manufacturing
Publication Year
2015
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Travel, Political Science, Architecture, Biography & Autobiography, Business & Economics, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
10.6 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
5.8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2015-011452
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
[ Building the Golden Gate Bridge ] brings together the gripping first-person accounts of the backbreaking work, terrifying physical conditions, tragedies and triumphs that bridge workers experienced as the Golden Gate went up.
Grade From
College Graduate Student
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
624.2/30979461
Synopsis
Silver Award Winner, 2016 Nautilus Book Award in Young Adult (YA) Non-FictionMoving beyond the familiar accounts of politics and the achievements of celebrity engineers and designers, Building the Golden Gate Bridge is the first book to primarily feature the voices of the workers themselves. This is the story of survivors who vividly recall the hardships, hazards, and victories of constructing the landmark span during the Great Depression.Labor historian Harvey Schwartz has compiled oral histories of nine workers who helped build the celebrated bridge. Their powerful recollections chronicle the technical details of construction, the grueling physical conditions they endured, the small pleasures they enjoyed, and the gruesome accidents some workers suffered. The result is an evocation of working-class life and culture in a bygone era.Most of the bridge builders were men of European descent, many of them the sons of immigrants. Schwartz also interviewed women: two nurses who cared for the injured and tolerated their antics, the wife of one 1930s builder, and an African American ironworker who toiled on the bridge in later years. These powerful stories are accompanied by stunning photographs of the bridge under construction. An homage to both the American worker and the quintessential San Francisco landmark, Building the Golden Gate Bridge expands our understanding of Depression-era labor and California history and makes a unique contribution to the literature of this iconic span., Silver Award Winner, 2016 Nautilus Book Award in Young Adult (YA) Non-Fiction Moving beyond the familiar accounts of politics and the achievements of celebrity engineers and designers, Building the Golden Gate Bridge is the first book to primarily feature the voices of the workers themselves. This is the story of survivors who vividly recall the hardships, hazards, and victories of constructing the landmark span during the Great Depression. Labor historian Harvey Schwartz has compiled oral histories of nine workers who helped build the celebrated bridge. Their powerful recollections chronicle the technical details of construction, the grueling physical conditions they endured, the small pleasures they enjoyed, and the gruesome accidents some workers suffered. The result is an evocation of working-class life and culture in a bygone era. Most of the bridge builders were men of European descent, many of them the sons of immigrants. Schwartz also interviewed women: two nurses who cared for the injured and tolerated their antics, the wife of one 1930s builder, and an African American ironworker who toiled on the bridge in later years. These powerful stories are accompanied by stunning photographs of the bridge under construction. An homage to both the American worker and the quintessential San Francisco landmark, Building the Golden Gate Bridge expands our understanding of Depression-era labor and California history and makes a unique contribution to the literature of this iconic span.
LC Classification Number
TG25.S225S35 2015
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