"The Gate: The True Story of the Design and Construction of the Golden Gate Bridge", by John van der Zee Published by Simon & Schuster, 1986, First Edition, 1st Printing with digit '1' present in the digit line on the copyright page; illustrated.

"With novelistic flair, van der Zee recounts an exciting drama of human greed, ambition, frailty, courage, and intellectual achievement." [from a review].

Original dust jacket with un-clipped price on the front flap [a little surface wear]; hard boards, original brown cloth spine with gold lettering on it; 7.1/2" x 9.1/2"; illustrated endpapers, 380 pages including Index; very good condition.

A solid and well-researched overview of San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge and its technical and political background, with ample drawings and charts.

The Gate is an absorbing panoramic account of the building of one of the world's most beautiful and famous landmarks. In a narrative richly laden with detail and the flavor of the period, John van der Zee reveals for the first time the complete history of the longest single-span suspension bridge of its time including the identity of the man who actually designed it, which has been obscured since its completion in 1937.

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