{"product_id":"bridges-of-washington-d-c-a-history-guide","title":"Bridges of Washington, D.C.: A History \u0026 Guide","description":"Explore the history of our nation's capital through this history of its bridges.\nIn the late 1700s, the first bridges, now completely gone, connected the new Federal City to the outside world. Throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, more and bigger crossings arose to support industry, allow the expansion of suburbs, commemorate cultural and civic leaders, and enhance the aesthetics of the District’s waterfronts and parks. Although the city abandoned civic-minded, commemorative, and monumental constructions for utilitarian highway monoliths in the mid-twentieth century, a recent renaissance has seen a welcome shift to walkability and beauty instead of brute utility.\nUsing the city’s bridges as an index of the times, author and D.C. native Bob Dover tracks the growth, decay, and rebirth of the District from the 1750s to today.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1467170046\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: LFV.1467170046.VG\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Dover, Bob\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Book is in very good condition.  Clean with little to no signs of wear or markings highlights.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Books for Life","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50557301948613,"sku":"LFV.1467170046.VG","price":8.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0650\/2914\/4773\/files\/1467170046-0.jpg?v=1790356380","url":"https:\/\/www.booksforlife.store\/products\/bridges-of-washington-d-c-a-history-guide","provider":"Books for Life","version":"1.0","type":"link"}