Description: You are considering a hardcover book, with DJ, LONDON BRIDGE IN AMERICA; THE TALL STORY OF A TRANSATLANTIC CROSSING by Travis Elborough; PUBLISHER: Jonathan Cape, a 2013 printing. 277 pages. DJ price of .99. In 1968, the world's largest antique went to America. But how do you transport a 130-year-old bridge across 4300 miles of ocean and sand? Why did oil baron and chainsaw-manufacturing king Robert McCulloch buy it? And why did he ship it to a waterless patch of the Arizonan desert? Was it even the right London Bridge? In his "fascinating mix of social and architectural history, travelogue and pop culture" (Sunday Times, London), the author of The Bus We Loved, The Long Player Goodbye, and Wish You Were Here answers these questions by introducing a Dickensian cast of Fleet Street shysters, frock-coated industrialists, Disneyland designers, Guinness Book of Records officials, the odd Lord Mayor, bridge-building priests, and an Apache Indian or two. "A style perfectly poised between the flourishes of fiction and simple matters of fact. On the evidence of London Bridge in America, it would probably be justifiable now to proclaim [Travis] Elborough one of Britain's finest pop cultural historians."-Guardian (London) Condition: Pages tight, has minor DJ wear. A great reading copy. Packages mailed to Illinois addresses will be charged Illinois sales tax. Items paid by Paypal can only be mailed to the address shown on the Paypal payment. SHIPPING TIME I try to ship no later than the next business day after payment. Due to volume, however, I have a noon cut-off, so, if your payment is received after 12:00 noon, it will not be mailed until at least the next business day. Saturdays and Sundays are not business days. Occasionally, I am out of town on Fridays or Mondays. Packages that will be traveling by FedEx Ground or UPS may take an extra day to get shipped as I am not close to their drop-off locations. S/H For MULTIPLE PURCHASES: I will combine multiple items whenever possible and normally reduce total shipping costs. IMPORTANT!!!!!! International Shipping: Import duties, taxes, and charges are NOT INCLUDED in the item price or shipping charges. These charges are the buyer's responsibility. Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding / buying. These charges are normally collected by the delivering freight (shipping) company or when you pick the item up do not confuse them for additional shipping charges. I will not mark merchandise values below value or mark items as "gifts" as US and International government regulations prohibit such behavior.
Price: 9.88 USD
Location: Taylorville, Illinois
End Time: 2025-01-28T12:33:38.000Z
Shipping Cost: 6.73 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Subject: History
Binding: Hardcover w/Jacket
Special Attributes: 1987
