Bay Area Iron Master Al Zampa: A Life Building Bridges - Hardcover

by John Robinson (Author)

"Alfred Zampa didn't know what he was getting into when he took a construction job in 1925 on the Carquinez Bridge, one of the first to cross San Francisco Bay. Despite the risk, Zampa relished the challenge and embarked on an illustrious career that made him a local legend. His impressive feats of iron craft are evident in numerous spans, including the Bay Bridge and Golden Gate, as well as others across the country ... This ... story of skill, grit, and enduring spirit is told through oral histories collected by John Robinson and Isabelle Maynard"--Back cover.