Today, Leonard interviews Barbara Mensch on her newest book, “In the Shadow of Genius: The Brooklyn Bridge and Its Creators.”
In “In the Shadow of Genius: The Brooklyn Bridge and Its Creators,” Mensch combines her striking photographs with a powerful first-person narrative. She takes the reader on a unique journey, recalling her experiences living alongside the Brooklyn Bridge and then traces her quest to understand the brilliant minds and remarkable lives of those who built it: John, Washington and Emily Roebling.

