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000336802 1001_ $$aJonnes, Jill,$$d1952-
000336802 24510 $$aEiffel's tower :$$band the World's Fair where Buffalo Bill beguiled Paris, the artists quarreled, and Thomas Edison became a count /$$cJill Jonnes.
000336802 260__ $$aNew York, N.Y. :$$bViking,$$c2009.
000336802 300__ $$a354 p. :$$bill., map ;$$c25 cm.
000336802 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
000336802 5050_ $$aWe meet our characters, who intend to dazzle the world at the Paris Exposition -- Gustave Eiffel and "the odious column of bolted metal" -- Troubles on the tower -- "The first elevator of its kind" -- In which the artists quarrel and the tower opens -- Buffalo Bill and Annie Oakley triumphant -- Gustave Eiffel holds court amid the art wars -- The monarchs of the world ascend the republican tower -- In which Thomas Edison hails the Eiffel Tower and becomes an Italian Count -- Rosa Bonheur meets Buffalo Bill.
000336802 520__ $$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.
000336802 60010 $$aEiffel, Gustave,$$d1832-1923.
000336802 61120 $$aExposition universelle de 1889$$c(Paris, France)
000336802 650_0 $$aTour Eiffel (Paris, France)
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