Main entry:

Jonnes, Jill, 1952-

Title & Author:

Eiffel's tower : and the World's Fair where Buffalo Bill beguiled Paris, the artists quarreled, and Thomas Edison became a count / Jill Jonnes.

Publication:

New York, N.Y. : Viking, 2009.

Description:

354 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 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.

Summary:

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.

Resources:
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Publisher description

ISBN:

9780670020607
0670020605

Subject:

Eiffel, Gustave, 1832-1923.
Eiffel, Gustave 1832-1923
Eiffel, Gustave.
Paris Weltausstellung (1889)
Exposition universelle de 1889 (Paris, France)
Paris World's Fair (1889)
Exposition universelle de 1889
Weltausstellung 1889 Paris
Tour Eiffel (Paris, France)
Wereldtentoonstellingen.
Eiffeltoren.
Eiffelturm
Parijs.
Paris Eiffelturm.

Form/genre:

Nonfiction.
Books.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 264051
Call No.: BIB 195367
Status: Available