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050	1	4	_aNA 2930 _bJ79e 2009
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100	1		_aJonnes, Jill, _d1952-
245	1	0	_aEiffel's tower : _bthe thrilling story behind Paris's beloved monument and the extraordinary World's Fair that introduced it / _cJill Jonnes.
260			_aNew York, N.Y. : _bPenguin Books, _c2009.
300			_a354 p. : _bill., map ; _c25 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [317]-337) and index.
505	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.
520			_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.
650		0	_aTour Eiffel (Paris, France)
611	2	0	_aExposition universelle de 1889 _c(Paris, France)
600	1	0	_aEiffel, Gustave, _d1832-1923.
856	4	2	_3Contributor biographical information _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1101/2008049839-b.html
856	4	2	_3Publisher description _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1101/2008049839-d.html
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