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The Golden Gate Bridge
9781944997113, 1944997113

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Blake
Kevin

Table of contents :
Disaster! --
A great need --
An impossible feat --
The dreamer --
A suspension bridge --
Brave workers wanted --
Piers --
Huge towers --
The main cables --
A finished bridge --
Opening day --
The big test --
The Golden Gate Bridge : by the numbers --
Glossary.

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by Kevin Blake

Consultant: Mary Currie, Retired Public Affairs Director Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District San Francisco, California

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