{"product_id":"building-the-golden-gate-bridge-a-workers-oral-history-paperback","title":"Building the Golden Gate Bridge: A Workers' Oral History - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHarvey Schwartz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSilver Award Winner, 2016 Nautilus Book Award in Young Adult (YA) Non-Fiction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMoving beyond the familiar accounts of politics and the achievements of celebrity engineers and designers, \u003ci\u003eBuilding the Golden Gate Bridge\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLabor 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMost 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn homage to both the American worker and the quintessential San Francisco landmark, \u003ci\u003eBuilding the Golden Gate Bridge\u003c\/i\u003e expands our understanding of Depression-era labor and California history and makes a unique contribution to the literature of this iconic span.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eHarvey Schwartz\u003c\/b\u003e is curator of the Oral History Collection, International Longshore and Warehouse Union Library, San Francisco. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eSolidarity Stories: An Oral History of the ILWU\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.26 x 9.04 x 6.05 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51749687132448,"sku":"9780295995069","price":32.35,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/c75f86ffbe2174b680cecc87d41b5db5.webp?v=1779936282","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/building-the-golden-gate-bridge-a-workers-oral-history-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}