The Bridge at Andau

The Compelling True Story of a Brave, Embattled People

James A. Michener

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Ballantine Books Inc.
15 June 2015

European history; Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000; Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions

The classic book of nonfiction from Michener, in trade paperback for the very first time, featuring a new introduction by Steve Berry.

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-until, at four o'clock 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

""Precise, vivid . . . immeasurably stirring.""-The Atlantic Monthly

""Dramatic, chilling, enraging.""-San Francisco Chronicle

""Superb.""-Kirkus Reviews

""Highly recommended reading.""-Library Journal

By: James A. Michener
Imprint: Ballantine Books Inc.
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 232g
ISBN: 9780812986747
ISBN 10: 0812986741
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 15 June 2015
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

James A. Michener was one of the world's most popular writers, the author of more than forty books of fiction and nonfiction, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning Tales of the South Pacific, the bestselling novels The Source, Hawaii, Alaska, Chesapeake, Centennial, Texas, Caribbean, and Caravans, and the memoir The World Is My Home. Michener served on the advisory council to NASA and the International Broadcast Board, which oversees the Voice of America. Among dozens of awards and honors, he received America's highest civilian award, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, in 1977, and an award from the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities in 1983 for his commitment to art in America. Michener died in 1997 at the age of ninety.

Reviews for The Bridge at Andau: The Compelling True Story of a Brave, Embattled People

Precise, vivid . . . immeasurably stirring. The Atlantic Monthly Dramatic, chilling, enraging. San Francisco Chronicle Superb. Kirkus Reviews Highly recommended reading. Library Journal