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

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The story of the world-famous monument and the extraordinary world’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 Époque 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.

Paperback: 368 pages

Publisher: Penguin Books; Reprint edition (April 27 2010)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 0143117297

ISBN-13: 978-0143117292

Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.8 x 8.4 inches

Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces

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