Alexander's Bridge: An Engineer's Two Lives
Jul 2026 · Aeneas Press
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A great bridge-builder, a wife in Boston, a first love found again in London, and a cantilever span over the St Lawrence that his firm has been asked to build cheaper than it can safely be built. Cather moved to the Nebraska prairie at nine and made the homesteaders her subject; this was her first novel, and she later half-disowned it as an imitation of Henry James — which is unfair, because the bridge is entirely hers. Fifty-nine plates, from Henry Sargent to Thomas Eakins, trace the drawing rooms, dinner parties, and public spectacles of the world Cather's engineer moves through.
A great bridge-builder, a wife in Boston, a first love found again in London, and a cantilever span over the St Lawrence that his firm has been asked to build cheaper than it can safely be built. Cather moved to the Nebraska prairie at nine and made the homesteaders her subject; this was her firs...
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Willa Cather (1873–1947) was an American author and editor. She worked as a teacher and journalist before serving as managing editor of McClure's Magazine in New York. Her books include the novel Alexander's Bridge (1912), the story collection The Troll Garden (1905), and Selected Stories.
Willa Cather (1873–1947) was an American author and editor. She worked as a teacher and journalist before serving as managing editor of McClure's Magazine in New York. Her books include the novel Alexander's Bridge (1912), the story collection The Troll Garden (1905), and Selected Stories.
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