Higher, Neal Bascomb
Higher, Neal Bascomb
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Higher
A Historic Race to the Sky and the Making of a City

Author: Neal Bascomb

Narrator: Richard M. Davidson

Unabridged: 11 hr 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 03/25/2018

Categories: Nonfiction, History


Synopsis

This riveting, true account of the 1929 race to build New York City's tallest skyscraper evokes the glory of an exciting time long past. In the spirit of the Roaring Twenties, two men competed to erect a structure that would reach to the skies. Behind it all were two brilliant architects-men with a common past, but very different visions for the future. Higher is every bit as fascinating as the best fiction.

Reviews

I picked this audio up at a Library sale. I've had good luck with the random non-fiction I've picked up and I figured that if a publisher went to the effort of making it into audio format, it must be good. This was a poor use of logic on my part. The telling was disappointing. I had a hard time diff......more

Goodreads review by Melsene

What a fantastic story. As a native New Yorker, I'm rather annoyed that I never learned any of this stuff in school. This type of history must be included in the school curricula. I love history and am shaking my head as I write this because it is outrageous that kids, teenagers, and college student......more