The Galata Bridge in Istanbul: An Illustrated History by McCarthy, Kevin M.

The Galata Bridge in Istanbul: An Illustrated History (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781536905304)

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The Galata Bridge in Istanbul: An Illustrated History by McCarthy, Kevin M.

The Galata Bridge in Istanbul: An Illustrated History

$7.00
The Galata Bridge in Istanbul: An Illustrated History by McCarthy, Kevin M.

The Galata Bridge in Istanbul: An Illustrated History

$7.00
Format: Paperback
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The Galata Bridge in Istanbul has been serving millions of people in the city for several hundred years. The present bridge, in fact, is the fifth one at the site. The others outlived their usefulness or deteriorated or became unsafe for the thousands of people who cross it each day and were replaced by more modern structures. The bridge has to be one of the busiest bridges in the world in terms of how many cars, buses, trams, and pedestrians use it each day of the year. In several ways, the bridge is a microcosm of the history of Turkey in that it has seen armies crossing it, ships docking near it, forｬeign powers trying to impose their will on the local people, revoｬlutions starting or continuing there, the latest clothing fashions being demonstrated there, etc. This present book is one of the very few, if perhaps the only one, that illustrates the fascinating history of an important structure in one of the greatest cities of the world.

Author: Kevin M. McCarthy
ISBN-10: 1536905305
ISBN-13: 9781536905304
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 10/08/2016
Pages: 122
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.38lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.26d
By Kevin M. McCarthy
By Kevin M. McCarthy
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Dr. Kevin McCarthy earned his B.A. in American Literature from LaSalle College in 1963, his M.A. in English from the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill in 1966 and his Ph.D. in Linguistics from the same school in 1970. He taught in the Peace Corps in Turkey for two years, in Lebanon as a Fulbright Professor for one year, in Saudi Arabia as a Fulbright Professor for two years, and as a professor of English and Linguistics at the University of Florida for 33 years. He has had 64 books published, mostly about Florida, plus 43 articles in scholarly and popular journals and has given over 300 talks to schools and academic groups. In 2003 the University of Florida named him its Distinguished Alumni Professor. Since retiring from the University of Florida in 2005, he has taught writing workshops in Hanoi, Vietnam two times, and has taught English-as-a-Foreign Language in Spain four times. He continues to research and write nonfiction books. For images of his book covers, see his web site: kevinmccarthy.us.

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