{"product_id":"university-city-john-a-wright-9781531613600","title":"University City","description":"In 1904, from a plot of land that would soon become University City, eccentric publisher Edwin Gardner Lewis shone the beam of what he claimed was the world's largest searchlight over the World's Fair in nearby St. Louis. Several years later, he claimed an even greater possession: a city, created around his publishing complex, complete with his own mayoral office, wide boulevards, and beautiful residences. The story of University City is one of urban wonder: from the city's \"Hilltop Neighbor\" and namesake, Washington University, to the diversity showcased in today's University City. The historic images in this volume illustrate the area's founding and development, from the largest printing press of the time, capable of producing 300,000 eight-page newspapers an hour, to the lion sculptures at the city's famed \"Gates of Opportunity,\" standing proud as the city's everlasting symbol.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John a. Wright\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1531613608\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781531613600\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arcadia Publishing Library Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/05\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 130\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.91lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.38d","brand":"John a. Wright","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44124569993471,"sku":"9781531613600","price":31.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f5778855-78de-4766-89c5-8487e9a02e9c.jpg?v=1687437558","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/university-city-john-a-wright-9781531613600","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}