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Eiffel's Tower: The Thrilling Story Behind Paris's Beloved Monument and the Extraordinary World's Fair That Introduced It

Eiffel's Tower: The Thrilling Story Behind Paris's Beloved Monument and the Extraordinary World's Fair That Introduced It
- Author: Jonnes, Jill.
- Publisher: Penguin Books
- Pages: 368
- Publication Date: 2010
- Edition: Illustrated
- Binding: Unknown Binding
- MSRP: 13.99
- ISBN13: 9780143117292
- ISBN: 0143117297
- Other ISBN: 9781101052518
- Other ISBN Binding: print
- Language: en
- Store Location: General Non Fiction
- "Book cover image may be different than what appears on the actual book."
The story of the world-famous monument and the extraordinary worldâ€™s fair that introduced it, by the author of Conquering Gotham and Urban Forests

In this first general history of the Eiffel Tower in English, Jill Jonnes-acclaimed author of Conquering Gotham-offers an eye- opening look not only at the construction of one of the modern world's most iconic structures, but also the epochal event that surrounded its arrival as a wonder of the world. In this marvelously entertaining portrait of Belle Ã‰poque France, fear and loathing over Eiffel's brash design share the spotlight with the celebrities that made the 1889 Exposition Universelle an event to remember-including Buffalo Bill and his sharpshooter Annie Oakley, Thomas Edison, and artists Whistler, Gauguin, and van Gogh. Eiffel's Tower is a richly textured portrait of an era at the dawn of modernity, reveling in the limitless promise of the future.

Country	USA
Brand	Penguin
Manufacturer	Penguin Publishing Group
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	Illustrations, ports.
Model	Illustrations, ports.
Color	Black
ReleaseDate	2010-04-27
UnitCount	1
Format	Illustrated
EANs	9780143117292

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