Eiffel's tower : the story of the 1889 World's Fair for young people
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New York : Seven Stories Press, [2019].
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Columbia Pike - Teen Nonfiction
Y 607.34 STEFO
1 available
Y 607.34 STEFO
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Published
New York : Seven Stories Press, [2019].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xi, 354 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm
Street Date
1903
Language
English
Notes
General Note
"A Triangle Square Book for Young Readers." -- title page verso.
General Note
Adaptation of: Eiffel's tower. New York, N.Y. : Viking, 2009.
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Includes index.
Description
"Weaving together the behind-the-scenes history of the Eiffel Tower with an account of the 1889 World's Fair in Paris for which the tower was built, Jonnes creates a vivid, lively pageant of people and cultures meeting--and competing. The book opens a window into a piece of the past that, in its passions and politics, feels timelessly modern: art, science, business, entertainment, gossip, royalty, and national pride mingle in an unforgettable portrait of a unique moment in history, when Buffalo Bill and Annie Oakley became the toasts of Paris and Gustave Eiffel, builder of the tower, rose to the pinnacle of fame, only to suffer a tragic fall from grace. Above all, the 1889 World's Fair revolved around two nations, whose potent symbols were the twin poles of the fair. France, with its long history of sophistication and cultivation, and with a new republican government eager for the country to take its place at the forefront of the modern world, presented the Eiffel Tower--the world's tallest structure--as a symbol of national pride and engineering superiority. The United States, with its brash, can-do spirit, full of pride in its frontier and its ingenuity, presented the rollicking Wild West show of Buffalo Bill Cody and the marvelous new phonograph of Thomas Edison. Eiffel, Cody, Oakley, and Edison are just a few of the characters who populate Jonnes's dramatic history. The drama, color, and personalities that made the adult book so fascinating and critically acclaimed, are all here in spades as adapted for middle grade and above by Rebecca Stefoff"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Stefoff, R., & Jonnes, J. (2019). Eiffel's tower: the story of the 1889 World's Fair for young people . Seven Stories Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Stefoff, Rebecca, 1951- and Jill Jonnes. 2019. Eiffel's Tower: The Story of the 1889 World's Fair for Young People. Seven Stories Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Stefoff, Rebecca, 1951- and Jill Jonnes. Eiffel's Tower: The Story of the 1889 World's Fair for Young People Seven Stories Press, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Stefoff, Rebecca, and Jill Jonnes. Eiffel's Tower: The Story of the 1889 World's Fair for Young People Seven Stories Press, 2019.
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