The Londonist had some rather nice things to say about my book.
Read them here:
Review: Caught by the River
Read Luke Turner’s eloquent assessment of London Bridge in America on the Caught by the River website here:
London Bridge in America: The Tall Story of a Transatlantic Crossing
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Review: The Mail
A great review from Marcus Berkmann in The Mail read it online here and enjoy a fine picture of Gerald Harper as Adam Adamant.
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The Guardian: A review
Read an almost embarrassingly lovely review of London Bridge in America by Ian Sansom in The Guardian here gu.com/p/3dh53/tw
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Reviewed in The Telegraph
Helen Brown gave London Bridge in America four stars – read the full review online here
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London Bridge: reviewed in Icon magazine
Another wonderful review this time in the March issue of architectural magazine, Icon. The review is in the latest print issue, not online.
London Bridge: reviewed in the The Sunday Times
A marvellous review from Ian Critchley in The Sunday Times (paywall to read).
http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/culture/books/non_fiction/article1204260.ece
Article in The Observer: A trip to see London Bridge in Arizona
A trip to see London Bridge … in Arizona
In 1971 Robert P McCulloch bought London Bridge and shipped it to a small desert town. But, as our writer finds, the pre-Victorian masterpiece is very much at home on the Colorado River in the heart of Mojave County…
Read the full article at The Guardian/Observer website:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2013/feb/03/arizona-london-bridge
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Bidisha writes…
I am honoured to have been crowned ‘Dauphin of quirk’ by the writer, critic and broadcaster Bidisha.
“Travis has an ear for a yarn, a brain for history, a witty way and – best of all – an eye for quirk.”
Read the entry in full here: http://bidisha-online.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/london-bridge-in-america-by-travis.html
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February 1, 2013 · 9:05 amBBC4: When albums ruled the world
I’m one of the talking heads on a new BBC documentary about the golden age of the long playing record. The show airs on 8th Feb 2013 and you can find out more on the BBC site and of course watch on iPlayer once it’s broadcast. Noel Gallagher, Slash and Nile Rodgers also feature.
BBC4:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/proginfo/2013/06/when-albums-ruled-the-world.html
My book on the ascent of the vinyl album The Long Player Goodbye is still in all good bookshops too.
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Travis Elborough 