{"product_id":"the-bridge-by-peter-lalor-9781761067297","title":"The Bridge","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNinety years on from its opening in 1932, the Sydney Harbour Bridge remains the most recognisable symbol of Australia. The iconic arch took almost nine years to complete, at a cost of sixteen lives and more than six million pounds, and the people, political wranglings, and incredible feats of engineering behind its creation have become the stuff of legend.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Bridge\u003c\/em\u003e brings to life the stories of those who dreamed it, built it, and were drawn to it: Lennie Gwyther, the nine-year-old boy who made a 900-mile solo journey on horseback to witness the opening; Dr J.J.C. Bradfield, who eventually realised his dream of connecting Sydney's two shores; Vince Kelly, the larger-than-life boilermaker who fell from the arch and survived; and many other fascinating characters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the lively history of a bridge that has garnered the collective pride of the nation and become one of the world's most famous structures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“. . . in world terms, that great arch defined Sydney and for the most part, Australia . . .”\u003c\/em\u003e - Hon. Paul Keating, former Prime Minister of Australia\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLalor has written a most intimately affectionate version of an epic story \u003cem\u003eCanberra Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46850005172460,"sku":"9781761067297","price":55.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/28059913482814.jpg?v=1759074152","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/the-bridge-by-peter-lalor-9781761067297","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}