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Can someone update the blurb for this? 1889 is not "THE END OF THE LAST CENTURY". Are we talking about 1989? Nope. It's 1889, no one is even alive that was born that year.

Meghan This edition of the book was written in 1968, but I understand what you're saying.…moreThis edition of the book was written in 1968, but I understand what you're saying.(less)

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having read this (my first book by David McCullough) what would you recommend of his next (I like personal stories in history more than technical reads).? thank you. Carol Ann

Dan "The Great Bridge" is a good one. It centers on the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge, but it's largely the story of the two generations of the Roeb…more"The Great Bridge" is a good one. It centers on the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge, but it's largely the story of the two generations of the Roebling family — John Roebling (father), Washington Roebling (son) and Emily Warren Roebling (Washington's wife) — who designed, engineered and oversaw the building of the bridge. (less)

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Lois Sort of: the man jumps onto the roof upon which an unrelated child is sailing; he throws the child to another house with more people, saving her life …moreSort of: the man jumps onto the roof upon which an unrelated child is sailing; he throws the child to another house with more people, saving her life while he continuing floating or sailing on a mattress, I think.(less)

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how many pages?

Andrea text ends on 268. pages 269-302 are appendices

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