TY  - BOOK
AU  - Jonnes,Jill
TI  - Eiffel's tower: the thrilling story behind Paris's beloved monument and the extraordinary World's Fair that introduced it 
SN  - 9780143117292
AV  - NA 2930 J79e 2009
U1  - 725/.97/0944361 
PY  - 2009///
CY  - New York, N.Y.
PB  - Penguin Books
KW  - Eiffel, Gustave,
KW  - Exposition universelle de 1889
KW  - (Paris, France)
KW  - Tour Eiffel (Paris, France)
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
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