The chances of even the brainiest history buffs among younger readers having experienced either is close to zero (a generous zero), so most will likely come to this inspiring story fresh. Tomasi’s biggest inspirations for this illustrated retelling appear to be David McCullough’s The Great Bridge and Ken Burns’ Brooklyn Bridge (the director’s first, actually), both of which were released in the late 70s/80s, likely to coincide with the namesake bridge’s first centennial. But they did it, and even after a century of world changing history the bridge is still standing strong, The story of its creation is one of sacrifice, triumphs and fantastical feats of engineering, much of which is retold in Peter Tomasi’s inspiring graphic novel The Bridge: How the Roeblings Connected Brooklyn to New York. The Brooklyn Bridge, connecting Manhattan and Brooklyn across the East River in New York, began construction in 1969 and would open to the public in 1883, years after it was originally supposed to open and millions over budget.
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