Spanning the Strait combines an oral history of Al Zampa with a photgraphic record of the construction of the bridge named in his honor. The Alfred Zampa Memorial Bridge is the first major structure named in honor of an iron worker, a union man, or a working person. With a project life span of 150 years the Alfred Zampa Memorial Bridge will be a glorious labor landmark for many years to come.

Spanning the Strait

Arts & Photography

John V. Robinson

Photography & Video

Carquinez Press

"Spanning the Strait" combines an oral history of Al Zampa with a photographic record of the new suspension bridge to be named in his honor. The Alfred Zampa Memorial Bridge is the first suspension span to be built in America in 30 years and it is, to my knowledge, the first major structure to be named in honor of an iron worker, a union member or a working person of any kind.

Spanning the Strait: Building the Alfred Zampa Memorial Bridge

Robinson, John V.

In To Make the Run Joe Gladstone reflects on his years as a sailor and a rank-and-file member of the Sailors' Union of the Pacific from 1940 to 1952. Gladstone is a natural raconteur with a good ear for nautical lore and a good judge of character. Here Gladstone presents a compelling sketch of his life of a deep-water sailor from the start of World War Two through the end of the Korean War. To Make the Run is as good a read as Richard Henry Dana's Two Years Before the Mast.

To Make a Run - A Seafarer's Memoir

J.E. Gladstone

Thirteen essays that touch on the verbal, symbolic, and material customs that make up the rich history and traditional lore of the Sailors' Union of the Pacific.

Harry Lundeberg's Stetson & Other Nautical Treasures

Archie Green

The summer of 2007 marks the opening of the new Benicia-Martinez Bridge between Solano and Contra Costa Counties in California. Building the Benicia-Martinez Bridgetraces the transportation history of the area from the old railroad ferry service, through the construction of the existing bridges, and documents the construction of the new bridge.

Building the Benicia-Martinez Bridge

Review
Building the Benicia-Martinez Bridge is the latest in a series of visually stimulating bridge photo documentaries by Robinson. The book brings more to the table than a photograph collection, delving into the folklore...and the history behind the bridge. --Martinez News-Gazette, November 2007

Robinson combines passion for bridges and photos. Robinson [has] documented the five-year construction with stellar color shots; he [has] also included historical photos of the original bridge built in 1929. --Vallejo Times Herald, October 2007 

Product Description
The summer of 2007 marks the opening of the new Benicia-Martinez Bridge between Solano and Contra Costa Counties in California. Building the Benicia-Martinez Bridgetraces the transportation history of the area from the old railroad ferry service, through the construction of the existing bridges, and documents the construction of the new bridge.

Building The Benicia-Martinez Bridge

Bridging the Tacoma Narrows

The completion of the new Tacoma Narrows Bridge marks the third time the Tacoma Narrows has been spanned by a suspension bridge. The fate of the first bridge, "Galloping Gertie," is the stuff of legend. A replacement bridge stands on Gertie's foundation and the new bridge rises to its south. In Bridging the Tacoma Narrows John V. Robinson contributes another chapter to the rich history of the Tacoma Narrows Bridges. This book allows readers to visually explore the years of effort put in by the hundreds of men and women who designed and built this great bridge.

The completion of the new Tacoma Narrows Bridge marks the third time the Tacoma Narrows has been spanned by a suspension bridge. The fate of the first bridge, "Galloping Gertie," is the stuff of legend. A replacement bridge stands on Gertie's foundation and the new bridge rises to its south. In Bridging the Tacoma Narrows John V. Robinson contributes another chapter to the rich history of the Tacoma Narrows Bridges. This book allows readers to visually explore the years of effort put in by the hundreds of men and women who designed and built this great bridge.

In this wide-ranging and accessible survey of American labor songs, Ronald D. Cohen chronicles the history behind the work songs of cowboys, sailors, hoboes, and others, as well as the singing culture of groups ranging from the Industrial Workers of the World to Pete Seeger's "People's Songs." He discusses protest songs, the links between labor songs and the Left, the importance of labor song leaders such as Joe Glazer, labor musicals and songsters, and the folk music movement from Lead Belly and the Almanac Singers through Woody Guthrie.

Work and Sing: A History of Occupational and Labor Union Songs in the United States

Business & Money

Cohen, Mr. Ronald D

Economics

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Spanning the Strait

Spanning the Strait: Building the Alfred Zampa Memorial Bridge

To Make a Run - A Seafarer's Memoir

Harry Lundeberg's Stetson & Other Nautical Treasures

Building the Benicia-Martinez Bridge

Building The Benicia-Martinez Bridge

Bridging the Tacoma Narrows

Bridging the Tacoma Narrows

Work and Sing: A History of Occupational and Labor Union Songs in the United States