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100 1 _aJonnes, Jill,
_d1952-
245 1 0 _aEiffel's tower :
_band the World's Fair where Buffalo Bill beguiled Paris, the artists quarreled, and Thomas Edison became a count /
_cJill Jonnes.
260 _aNew York, N.Y. :
_bPenguin Books,
_c2010.
300 _a354 p. :
_bill., map ;
_c25 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [317]-337) and index.
505 0 _aWe 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.
520 _aPresents 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.
611 2 0 _aExposition universelle de 1889
_c(Paris, France)
650 0 _aTour Eiffel (Paris, France)
600 1 0 _aEiffel, Gustave,
_d1832-1923.
856 4 2 _3Contributor biographical information
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856 4 2 _3Publisher description
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