{"product_id":"the-bridge","title":"The Bridge","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe epic story of an Australian icon - the Sydney Harbour Bridge.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen it was finally officially opened in March 1932, the Sydney Harbour Bridge had taken almost eight years to complete at a cost of more than six million pounds. This is the epic story of the most recognisable symbol of Sydney and Australia and the people who built it: their ambitions, political wrangling and incredible feats of engineering.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGoing behind the public face of the bridge, Peter Lalor recreates the intriguing characters who populate its history: Lennie Gwyther, the nine-year-old boy who made a 900-mile solo journey on horseback to see it, John Bradfield who eventually realised his dream of connecting Sydney's two shores, and Vince Kelly, the larger than life boilermaker who fell from the arch and survived and many more.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom the bizarre attempt to sabotage the opening ceremony to the bridge's role in the Sydney Olympics, this is a lively history of one of the world's most famous structures.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peter Lalor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47242365173929,"sku":null,"price":16.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/9518\/0962\/files\/9781741750270.jpg?v=1783143955","url":"https:\/\/roseyravelstonbooks.com.au\/products\/the-bridge","provider":"RoseyRavelston Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}