The Final Leap: Suicide on the Golden Gate Bridge

by John Bateson

Book Overview

The Golden Gate Bridge is one of the most beautiful and most photographed structures in the world. It's also the most deadly. Since it opened in 1937, more than 1,500 people have died jumping off the bridge, making it the top suicide site on earth. It's also the only international landmark without a suicide barrier. Weaving drama, tragedy, and politics against the backdrop of a world-famous city, The Final Leap is the first book ever written about...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520272404
• ISBN13: 9780520272408
• Release Date: April 2012
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.8" x 8.4"