Eiffel's Tower: The Thrilling Story Behind Paris's Beloved Monument and the Extraordinary World's Fair That Introduced It (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780143117292)

The story of the world-famous monument and the extraordinary world's fair that introduced it, by the author of Conquering Gotham and Urban Forests

In this first general history of the Eiffel Tower in English, Jill Jonnes-acclaimed author of Conquering Gotham-offers an eye- opening look not only at the construction of one of the modern world's most iconic structures, but also the epochal event that surrounded its arrival as a wonder of the world. In this marvelously entertaining portrait of Belle poque France, fear and loathing over Eiffel's brash design share the spotlight with the celebrities that made the 1889 Exposition Universelle an event to remember-including Buffalo Bill and his sharpshooter Annie Oakley, Thomas Edison, and artists Whistler, Gauguin, and van Gogh. Eiffel's Tower is a richly textured portrait of an era at the dawn of modernity, reveling in the limitless promise of the future.

Author: Jill Jonnes
ISBN-10: 0143117297
ISBN-13: 9780143117292
Publisher: Penguin Books
Language: English
Published: 04/27/2010
Pages: 368
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.66lbs
Size: 8.44h x 6.62w x 0.78d

Review Citation(s):
New York Times Book Review 05/23/2010 pg. 24