{"product_id":"steel-and-grit-barbara-hansen-cali-9780815611974","title":"Steel and Grit: A History of the Lower Hudson Valley and the Bear Mountain Bridge","description":"\u003cp\u003eStraddling the Hudson where the river begins to narrow and twist in its journey, Bear Mountain Bridge stands as an elegant memorial to the shifting industrial culture of the United States between the two world wars. Once the longest suspension bridge in the world and meant to serve as a necessary industrial connector while preserving the region's scenic beauty, the Bear Mountain Bridge was a titanic undertaking that dramatically reshaped the Hudson Valley. \u003ci\u003eSteel and Grit \u003c\/i\u003etells the story of the valley at a moment of great change. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on a trove of archival materials, Cali traces the Bear Mountain Bridge's construction, from the selection of the land to the role of Gilded Age icons such as E. H. Harriman and financier J. P. Morgan, to the formation of the Palisades Interstate Park Commission, and the New Jersey women's clubs that were pivotal to the fundraising efforts. \u003ci\u003eSteel and Grit\u003c\/i\u003e examines the importance of Bear Mountain Bridge, both as a symbol of twentieth-century American ingenuity and as an enduring steel symbol of the Hudson Valley.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Barbara Hansen Cali\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0815611978\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780815611974\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Syracuse University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/17\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 318\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Barbara Hansen Cali","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46807232577791,"sku":"9780815611974","price":38.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1d208596-5537-4e66-ba79-326f32993822.jpg?v=1745378895","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/steel-and-grit-barbara-hansen-cali-9780815611974","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}