Steven Hart (1) (1958–2015)

Good, crisp narration. However, this book did not wholly win me over. I think someone from the area and a commuter over the Pulaski Skyway and Holland Tunnel would be much more interested. Also, labor politics, union organization (such as the fitful birth of the CIO),and Mayor of Jersey City Frank Hague's political machine of corruption and bossism all figure highly in here. These are very interesting sociological dimensions and recent history of the 1930s, but I was hoping for more show more engineering challenges. show less

Good, crisp narration. However, this book did not wholly win me over. I think someone from the area and a commuter over the Pulaski Skyway and Holland Tunnel would be much more interested. Also, labor politics, union organization (such as the fitful birth of the CIO),and Mayor of Jersey City Frank Hague's political machine of corruption and bossism all figure highly in here. These are very interesting sociological dimensions and recent history of the 1930s, but I was hoping for more show more engineering challenges.

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Good, crisp narration. However, this book did not wholly win me over. I think someone from the area and a commuter over the Pulaski Skyway and Holland Tunnel would be much more interested. Also, labor politics, union organization (such as the fitful birth of the CIO),and Mayor of Jersey City Frank Hague's political machine of corruption and bossism all figure highly in here. These are very interesting sociological dimensions and recent history of the 1930s, but I was hoping for more engineering challenges. show less

Yet another booked grabbed quickly to entertain myself while the kids were playing games at the library... A sometimes choppy, but otherwise enjoyable read detailing the planning and construction of the Pulaski Highway in New Jersey. It seems as though this roadway was the "perfect storm" in bridge-building: labor fights, political intrigue and bullying, seemingly unnecessary changes to the plan, and the all too sad fact that the bridge was unable to handle the traffic flow that it was show more originally built for. show less

could not get into this book didnt even get past 20%