Fact Friday: This Bridge Will Not be Gray by Dave Eggers

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This Bridge Will Not be Gray by Dave Eggers. Illustrated by Tucker Nichols. 112 p. Chronicle Books, March, 2018. 9781452162805. (Review of finished purchased copy.)

Fact Friday features This Bridge Will Not be Gray by Dave Eggers. This book is really a biography—a biography of a bridge. Eggers takes the reader back to a time when the Golden Gate was passable only by boat. If you wanted to get to the towns beyond, you went the long way around. Then, someone got the idea to build a bridge across the Golden Gate. There were some who argued against it saying it would mar the natural beauty. Eggers delivers this story succinctly and with his distinctive deadpan humor. Nichols' minimalist cut paper collages are crisp and colorful making this an enjoyable informational read.