02258cam a2200349 a 4500 112477 20230410124133.0 081114s2009 nyuab b 001 0deng 15522379 acquire 2 shelf copies policy default lcc bk 2008049839 9780143117292 0670020605 (OCoLC)ocn273825375 DLC DLC BTCTA YDXCP UPZ C#P ZJI BWX WL8 CDX CQU VP@ MOF NLGGC GEBAY DLC e-fr--- NA 2930 J79e 2009 725/.97/0944361 Jonnes, Jill, 1952- Eiffel's tower : the thrilling story behind Paris's beloved monument and the extraordinary World's Fair that introduced it / Jill Jonnes. New York, N.Y. : Penguin Books, 2009. 354 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. [317]-337) and index. We 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. Presents 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. Tour Eiffel (Paris, France) Exposition universelle de 1889 (Paris, France) Eiffel, Gustave, 1832-1923. Contributor biographical information http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1101/2008049839-b.html Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1101/2008049839-d.html 71729 71729 0 0 lcc 0 0 HU BJB BJB HU 2023-04-10 1 0 NA 2930 J79e 2009 00000105896 2018-10-25 00:00:00 1 2018-10-25 bk