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Eiffel's Tower

And the World's Fair Where Buffalo Bill Beguiled Paris, the Artists Quarreled, and Thomas Edison Became A Count

ISBN-13: 9780670020607

Contributor(s): Jill Jonnes

Subject: History

Publisher Imprint: Viking Press USA

Publication Date: 18-06-2009

Format: Hardback

Availability: Out of stock

£19.99

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About the book

Since it opened in May 1889, the Eiffel Tower has become an iconic image of modern times - as much a beacon of technological progress as an enduring symbol of Paris and French culture. But as engineer Gustave Eiffel built the now-famous landmark to be the spectacular centrepiece of the 1889 World's Fair, he stirred up a storm of vitriol from Parisian tastemakers, law-suits and predictions of a certain structural calamity. A compelling account of the tower's creation as well as a superb portrait of Belle Epoque France.