The Great Bridge
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The Great Bridge
David McCullough
3 people recommended it in 2 threads, 2014–2025.
What people on Hacker News said
The Great Bridge by David McCullough - goes into a pretty good amount of detail in the engineering and sub-problems of construction of the Brooklyn Bridge.
The Great Bridge is a phenomenal engineering story (and so much more).
Where it comes up
- Ask HN: Books about people who did hard things 2025 · 2 recommendations
- Ask HN: What book changed your life in 2014? 2014 · 1 recommendation