The Great Bridge
Mentions in Episodes:
- Episode: Ken Burns on Heroism, Horror, and History | People I (Mostly) Admire | Episode 88
Podcast: People I (Mostly) Admirebut I was bullheaded and persevering, and after being turned down hundreds, literally hundreds of times, was able to make this film with the help of, as always, lots of really important and talented people, including David McCullough, who written a book that I'd read about the building of the Brooklyn Bridge called The Great Bridge, and I've just devoured it and sent to my partners, 'Let's make a film on this,' and they looked at me like I was crazy.