All of these installments were excerpted from The George Washington Bridge: Poetry in Steel. Copyright © 2008 by Michael Aaron Rockland (Reprinted by permission of Rutgers University Press).
Part One: Knocking on Heaven’s Door.
Part Two: A Day on the George.
Part Three: Building the Bridge.
Part Four: The Martha.
Part Five: Dramas, Dangers and Disasters.
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