Download or read book PhotoSecrets Golden Gate Bridge written by Andrew Hudson and published by . This book was released on 2017-09-14 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A travel guide for your camera. Find the postcard-perfect views. Get photo tips, ideas, GPS and time-of-day. 38 views 120 photos 84 maps This book has a black-and-white interior; an identical version with a color interior is available, see ISBN 978-1976422928.
Download or read book Historic Photos of the Golden Gate Bridge written by and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2008-07-01 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Golden Gate Bridge is a marvel of engineering and architecture considered by many to be one of the world’s most beautiful bridges, its picturesque vistas favored by photographers, artists, visitors to San Francisco, and almost everyone else. When naysayers said it couldn’t be built, Joseph Strauss and a team of visionaries spun 80,000 miles of wire and riveted nearly 900,000 tons of steel into gossamer wings, spanning for the first time an immense gulf and linking the Pacific coast. In black-and-white photography, Historic Photos of the Golden Gate Bridge details the history of the bridge from its design and construction to recent times. Nearly 200 rarely seen images offer a compelling look at the bridge, from the days when the treacherous currents of the Golden Gate could be crossed only by boat to the rise of the bridge as a national landmark. This book is sure to delight both those who dream of the impossible and those who live to make it happen.
Download or read book Historic Photos of the Golden Gate Bridge written by Anne Merritt and published by Historic Photos. This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Golden Gate Bridge is a marvel of engineering and architecture considered by many to be one of the world's most beautiful bridges, its picturesque vistas favored by photographers, artists, visitors to San Francisco, and almost everyone else. When naysayers said it couldn't be built, Joseph Strauss and a team of visionaries spun 80,000 miles of wire and riveted nearly 900,000 tons of steel into gossamer wings, spanning for the first time an immense gulf and linking the Pacific coast. In black-and-white photography, Historic Photos of the Golden Gate Bridge details the history of the bridge from its design and construction to recent times. Nearly 200 rarely seen images offer a compelling look at the bridge, from the days when the treacherous currents of the Golden Gate could be crossed only by boat to the rise of the bridge as a national landmark. This book is sure to delight both those who dream of the impossible and those who live to make it happen.
Download or read book Spanning the Gate written by and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Views of the Golden Gate written by and published by . This book was released on 2010-04 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Views of the Golden Gate is a photographic tribute to San Francisco's world-famous icon. In 30 oversized postcards, photographer and Bay Area-native Harold Davis has selected his favorite images from those in his spectacular book, 100 Views of the Golden Gate. The photos depict the natural wonders of the strait that connects the San Francisco Bay to the Pacific Ocean and the enduring marvel of the Golden Gate Bridge itself -- taken from different vantage points, times of day and night, and seasons. It's the Golden Gate as it's rarely been seen before, without the clichés or the stock viewpoints.
Download or read book The Golden Gate Bridge written by Baron Wolman and published by . This book was released on 1995-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Golden Gate Bridge written by Tera Kelley and published by North Star Editions, Inc.. This book was released on 2024-01-01 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes the features, construction, and history of the Golden Gate Bridge. Short paragraphs provide easy-to-read text, while colorful photos make the book engaging and accessible. The book also includes a table of contents, fun facts, sidebars, comprehension questions, a glossary, an index, and a list of resources for further reading.
Download or read book Superspan written by Tom Horton and published by . This book was released on 1998-02-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An illustrated history and guide to the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco.
Download or read book The Golden Gate Bridge written by Charles River Charles River Editors and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-01-13 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the bridge's construction written by workers and the chief engineer *Includes a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents "To this Gate I give the name of 'Chrysopylae, ' or Golden Gate, for the same reason that the harbor of Byzantium was called 'Chrysoceras, ' or Golden Horn." - Captain John C. Fremont, 1846 "[A] perpetual monument that will make this city's name ring around the world and renew the magical fame which the Golden Gate enjoyed in the days of '49." - S.F. Examiner editorial, March 24, 1925 San Francisco has countless landmarks and tourist spots, but few are associated with the city as the Golden Gate Bridge, one of the modern world's engineering marvels. The giant suspension bridge spans the San Francisco Bay, with a length of over 1.5 miles, a height of nearly 750 feet, and a width of around 100 feet. While it is a beautiful and instantly recognizable landmark, the Golden Gate Bridge was also a very practical one born of necessity. After the California Gold Rush helped turn San Francisco into a destination site, connecting people on both sides of the beautiful Golden Gate Strait became vitally important. There was a consistent ferry service in the area, but the advent of automobiles made a bridge even more imperative. At the same time, no one in the world had ever successfully built a bridge as long as this one would be, and indeed, no one else would for another three decades after the Golden Gate Bridge opened. Given its size, it should come as little surprise that the Golden Gate Bridge was one of the most ambitious and expensive projects of its age. Indeed, it would take nearly 20 years from the time the bridge was proposed to its grand opening, and it cost hundreds of millions of dollars (the equivalent of several billion today). When it finally opened in 1937, Joseph Strauss, the man most responsible for the bridge, remarked, "This bridge needs neither praise, eulogy nor encomium. It speaks for itself. We who have labored long are grateful. What Nature rent asunder long ago, man has joined today." The Golden Gate Bridge: The History of San Francisco's Most Famous Bridge chronicles the story of how one of America's most famous bridges was built. Along with pictures of important people, places, and events, you will learn about the Golden Gate Bridge like never before, in no time at all.
Download or read book Golden Gate written by Richard Misrach and published by Aperture. This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a photographic study of the Golden Gate Bridge which reveals an astonishing range of changing weather, light and colour.
Download or read book Building the Golden Gate Bridge written by Harvey Schwartz and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 2015-09-01 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Superspan written by Tom Horton and published by Chronicle Books (CA). This book was released on 1983 with total page 95 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Depicts the history of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco and discusses the construction and maintenance of the bridge
Download or read book The Golden Gate Bridge written by Jeffrey Zuehlke and published by Lerner Publications . This book was released on 2017-08-01 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Golden Gate Bridge is an important structure in San Francisco, California. Before this bridge was built, people had to take a ferry across the dangerous stretch of water to get to Marin County. Now they simply drive across. Just how long is the Golden Gate Bridge? And how did workers build this orange structure? Read this book to find out! Learn about many remarkable sites in the Famous Places series - part of the Lightning Bolt BooksTM collection. With high-energy designs, exciting photos, and fun text, Lightning Bolt BooksTM bring nonfiction topics to life.
Download or read book Golden Gate Bridge written by Aaron Carr and published by Weigl Publishers. This book was released on 2015-08-01 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Did you know that roughly 40 million cars and trucks cross the Golden Gate Bridge each year? The Golden Gate Bridge is maintained daily by a team of painters and ironworkers. Discover more fascinating facts in Golden Gate Bridge, an American Icons book. This is an AV2 media enhanced book. A unique book code printed on page 2 unlocks multimedia content. This book comes alive with embedded weblinks, audio and video clips, activities, and other features, such as a slide show, matching word activity, and quiz.
Download or read book Golden Gate Bridge written by Julie Murray and published by ABDO Publishing Company. This book was released on 2003-09-01 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the construction, history, and current status of the Golden Gate Bridge.
Download or read book The Bridge a Celebration written by Jim Schock and published by Schock Ink. This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Golden Gate Bridge is one of America's most loved engineering miracles. The Bridge, its planners, builders and operating professionals tell their own story, using a large scale format, 10 1/2 x 13 3/4, with many fascinating photos to showcase our majestic subject. Includes a series of "historical snapshots"--Pictures of world events that run concurrent with the construction of the Bridge and the formation of today's Tranportation District
Download or read book Secrets of the Golden Gate Bridge written by EJ Knapp and published by Caryatid Publishing. This book was released on 2010-02-26 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Newly Updated for the 75th Anniversary of the Golden Gate Bridge! From the gigantic shell mounds built by the earliest inhabitants of the San Francisco Bay area to the building of the ‘bridge that couldn’t be built’ and the SEVENTY-FIVE years following its completion, Secrets of the Golden Gate Bridge is a humorous history lesson of one of the greatest wonders of the modern world.
