The Bridge At Andau: The Compelling True Story Of A Brave, Embattled People

The Bridge at Andau is James A. Michener at his most gripping. His classic nonfiction account of a doomed uprising is as searing and unforgettable as any of his bestselling novels. For five brief, glorious days in the autumn of 1956, the Hungarian revolution gave its people a glimpse at a different kind of future??ntil, at four o??lock in the morning on a Sunday in November, the citizens of Budapest awoke to the shattering sound of Russian tanks ravaging their streets. The revolution was over. But freedom beckoned in the form of a small footbridge at Andau, on the Austrian border. By an accident of history it became, for a few harrowing weeks, one of the most important crossings in the world, as the soul of a nation fled across its unsteady planks. Praise for The Bridge at Andau ??recise, vivid . . . immeasurably stirring.??€?he Atlantic Monthly ??ramatic, chilling, enraging.??€?an Francisco Chronicle ??uperb.??€?irkus Reviews ??ighly recommended reading.??€?ibrary Journal

• | Author: James A. Michener
• | Publisher: Dial Press Trade Paperback
• | Publication Date: Jun 09, 2015
• | Number of Pages: 240 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 0812986741
• | ISBN-13: 9780812986747