Golden Gate: The Life and Times of America's Greatest Bridge

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Bloomsbury USA, Apr 24, 2012 - History - 224 pages
Kevin's Starr's Golden Gate is a brilliant and passionate telling of the history of the bridge itself, and a recounting of the rich and peculiar history of the California experience. The Golden Gate is a grand public work, a symbol and a very real bridge, a magnet for both postcard photographs and suicides. In this compact but comprehensive narrative, Starr unfolds the hidden-in-plain sight meaning of the Golden Gate, putting it in its place among classic works of art.

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About the author (2012)

Kevin Starr is one of America's most celebrated historians. His many books include a magisterial seven-volume history of California ("Monumental."-Atlantic Monthly). He currently teaches at the University of Southern California.

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