London Bridge in America

As much a social history as the story of the bridge, this entertaining book is packed with facts but its light, sprightly tone makes bricks and mortar a source of human interest.

Sally Morris, Daily Mail

[Elborough] is a charming, wry companion, who wears his considerable learning lightly.

Ian Sansom, Guardian

Wonderfully detailed… A fitting testament to the folly and wonder of human endeavour.

Claire Looby, Irish Times

Civil engineering has never been so much fun.

Londonist

Travis Elborough tells this glorious story with warmth and humour and a great wide-open spirit… Delightful.

Markus Berkmann, Daily Mail

A style perfectly poised between the flourishes of fiction and simple matters of fact… On the evidence of London Bridge in America, it would probably be justifiable now to proclaim Elborough one of Britain’s finest pop cultural historians.

Ian Sansom, Guardian

Elborough’s book is a fascinating mix of social and architectural history, travelogue and pop culture, but it is his ability to bring to life the disparate and often eccentric characters involved in the story that stands out.

Ian Critchley, Sunday Times

An entertaining cultural historian of the Bill Bryson school…very interesting, and crammed with historical trivia.

Helen Brown, Daily Telegraph

Elborough tells this whole strange story well, populating it with a cast of oddballs, cheats and chancers.

Charles Holland, Icon

The book is an elegant structure, its joins hidden.

Michael Murray-Fennel, Country Life

A fun, light-hearted read.

James Innes Williams, Compass Magazine

A splendid pontine read.

Londonist

A delightful and informative romp.

Richard Boon, N16

As a chronicle of social and architectural history, this is an informative and fun read

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