02149cam a2200313 a 450000100070000000500170000700800410002403500130006501000170007802000180009502000150011303500240012804000910015204300120024305000230025508200200027810000250029824501440032326000440046730000340051150400660054550505170061152003930112865000320152161100520155360000330160585601060163885600910174411247720230410124133.0081114s2009    nyuab    b    001 0deng    a15522379  a  2008049839  a9780143117292  a0670020605  a(OCoLC)ocn273825375  aDLCcDLCdBTCTAdYDXCPdUPZdC#PdZJIdBWXdWL8dCDXdCQUdVP@dMOFdNLGGCdGEBAYdDLC  ae-fr---14aNA 2930bJ79e 200900a725/.97/09443611 aJonnes, Jill,d1952-10aEiffel's tower :bthe thrilling story behind Paris's beloved monument and the extraordinary World's Fair that introduced it /cJill Jonnes.  aNew York, N.Y. :bPenguin Books,c2009.  a354 p. :bill., map ;c25 cm.  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [317]-337) and index.0 aWe meet our characters, who intend to dazzle the world at the Paris Exposition -- Gustave Eiffel and "the odious column of bolted metal" -- Troubles on the tower -- "The first elevator of its kind" -- In which the artists quarrel and the tower opens -- Buffalo Bill and Annie Oakley triumphant -- Gustave Eiffel holds court amid the art wars -- The monarchs of the world ascend the republican tower -- In which Thomas Edison hails the Eiffel Tower and becomes an Italian Count -- Rosa Bonheur meets Buffalo Bill.  aPresents a compelling account of the Eiffel Tower's creation and a superb portrait of Belle Epoque France. As Gustave Eiffel held court that summer atop his one-thousand-foot tower, a remarkable host of artists and personalities--Buffalo Bill, Annie Oakley, Gauguin, Whistler, and Edison--traveled to Paris and the Exposition Universelle (1889 World's Fair) to mingle and make their mark. 0aTour Eiffel (Paris, France)20aExposition universelle de 1889c(Paris, France)10aEiffel, Gustave,d1832-1923.423Contributor biographical informationuhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1101/2008049839-b.html423Publisher descriptionuhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1101/2008049839-d.html