Prebble, John.

Disaster at Dundee.

First American Edition. New York, Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1957. 14cm x 21cm. 242 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear.

On the night of December 28th 1879, winds of hurricane force smashed over the River Tay in Scotland. The magnificent new Tay Bridge, stretching from Dundee across the entire estuary, was ripped from its foundations and tossed into the black waters below. A train of Sunday travelers was in mid-bridge at precisely that moment-and not one person survived. John Prebble first presents the dramatic, immediate facts of the moment of disaster, the origins of the massive enterprise, and the eventual building of the great bridge. This remarkable narrative, with its unobtrusive but meticulous research, its taut restraint, is a fascinating true story, a period piece done in the modern maner, and a reminder that man’s power has by no means surpassed that of Nature.

• Keywords: Scottish History Rare · Travel Scotland – Rare
• Language: English
• Inventory Number: 71270AB

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