{"product_id":"historic-photos-of-the-gateway-nini-harris-9781684420704","title":"Historic Photos of the Gateway Arch","description":"\u003cp\u003eSt. Louis' Gateway Arch rivals the monuments of the world in its simplicity, scale, elegance, and symbolism. The shimmering, stainless-steel ribbon forms a catenary arch 630 feet tall and 630 feet across at its base. Its design amazed the civic leaders determined to construct a great monument on the St. Louis riverfront. When it was completed, it wowed not just St. Louisans, not just Americans, but also visitors from around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIts sleek geometric design and engineering was a creation of the Space Age, but the Arch was a monument to America's frontier heritage. The Gateway Arch commemorated St. Louis' riverfront as the Gateway to the West.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHistoric Photos of the Gateway Arch\u003c\/em\u003e chronicles the St. Louis riverfront from its days as a fur-trading post, to the creation of the Arch. From clearing the site to welding the first section into place, to the breathtaking moment of inserting the keystone-the photos tell the story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nini Harris\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1684420709\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781684420704\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Turner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 202\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 8.50w x 0.75d","brand":"Nini Harris","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43937290420479,"sku":"9781684420704","price":37.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_8da05f8d-425d-472b-87b9-2d9f0f9a75c7.jpg?v=1681429202","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/historic-photos-of-the-gateway-nini-harris-9781684420704","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}