Eiffel's tower
and the World's Fair where Buffalo Bill beguiled Paris the artists quarreled and Thomas Edison became a count
Eiffel's tower
and the World's Fair where Buffalo Bill beguiled Paris the artists quarreled and Thomas Edison became a count
Book - 2009
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.
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New York, N.Y. :
Viking,
2009.
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| 300 | |a 354 p. : |b ill., map ; |c 25 cm. | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (p. [317]-337) and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a 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. | |
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