Alexander''s Bridge Willa Cather - Alexander''s Bridge is the first novel by American author Willa Cather. Bartley Alexander is a construction engineer and world-renowned builder of bridges undergoing a mid-life crisis. Although married to Winifred, Bartley resumes his acquaintance with a former lover, Hilda Burgoyne, in London. The affair gnaws at Bartley''s sense of propriety and honor.
