Jonnes, Jill,  1952- <br/><br/>
Eiffel's tower :  and the World's Fair where Buffalo Bill beguiled Paris, the artists quarreled, and Thomas Edison became a count / 
Jill Jonnes. 
 - New York, N.Y. :  Penguin Books,  2010. 
 - 354 p. :  ill., map ;  25 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [317]-337) and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780670020607 0670020605 9780143117292 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2008049839 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Eiffel, Gustave, 1832-1923. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Meeting Names: </label><br/>Exposition universelle de 1889 (Paris, France) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Tour Eiffel (Paris, France)
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>T803.D6  / E54 2010 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>907.4/44361