Ken Burns America: Brooklyn Bridge (Full Frame)

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Includes Footage Not Seen In PBS Broadcast! The "Great East river Bridge" was the largest bridge of its era, a technical achievement of unparalleled scope, marked by enormous construction problems, equally ingenious solutions, and heroic human achievement. In unexpected and wonderful ways, the Brooklyn Bridge captured the imagination of all Americans, and in the process became a symbol in American culture of strength, vitality, ingenuity and promise. In "Brooklyn Bridge", Ken Burns captures the physical majesty of all this greatest of all achievements of the industrial age, the dramatic story of the larger-than-life men who imagined and built it, and the immense charm this granite and steel structure has exerted on generations of city dwellers.

Behind the Scenes Footage.

"A Conversation with Ken Burns"; Presented in Color/Black and White.