David McCullough: Great Achievements in American History

<b>From “one of our most gifted living writers” (<i>The Washington Post</i>), three great stories of American </b><b>accomplishment—the</b><b> building of the Brooklyn Bridge, the construction of the Panama Canal, and the invention of </b><b>flight—all</b><b> collected in one volume.</b><BR><BR>This boxed set includes the following three volumes:<BR> <BR> <u><i>The Great Bridge</i></u><BR> The dramatic and enthralling story of the building of the Brooklyn Bridge, the world’s longest suspension bridge at the time, a tale of greed, corruption, and obstruction but also of optimism, heroism, and determination.<BR> <BR> <u><i>The Path Between the Seas</i></u><BR> The National Book Award–winning epic chronicle of the creation of the Panama Canal, a first-rate drama of the bold and brilliant engineering feat that was filled with both tragedy and triumph.<BR> <BR> <u><i>The Wright Brothers</i></u><BR> The #1 <i>New York Times</i> bestseller—the dramatic story-behind-the-story about the courageous brothers who taught the world how to fly—Wilbur and Orville Wright.