Upon completion of the Brooklyn Bridge, P.T. Barnum and his twenty-one elephants parade across to prove to everyone that the bridge is safe.
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.
Describes the events leading up to, and during, the building of the Brooklyn Bridge.
Profiles the building of the Brooklyn Bridge and why you wouldn't have wanted to work on it!