Eiffel's Tower for Young People Contributor(s): Jonnes, Jill (Author), Stefoff, Rebecca (Adapted by) |
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ISBN: 1609809173 ISBN-13: 9781609809171 Publisher: Triangle Square
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: May 2019 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Nonfiction | History - Europe - Young Adult Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Cultural, Ethnic & Regional - Young Adult Nonfiction | Architecture |
Dewey: 607.344 |
LCCN: 2018052735 |
Age Level: 12-UP |
Grade Level: 7-UP |
Physical Information: 1" H x 5.5" W x 8" L (0.80 lbs) 368 pages |
Features: Bibliography, Ikids, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Price on Product |
Review Citations: School Library Journal 04/01/2019 pg. 98 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Eiffel's Tower for Young People is a vivid, lively pageant of people and cultures meeting--and competing--on the world stage at the dawn of the modern era. The 1889 World's Fair was a worldwide event showcasing the cutting-edge cultural and technological accomplishments of the world's most powerful nations on the verge of a new century. France, with its long history of sophistication and cultivation and a new republican government, presented the Eiffel Tower, the world's tallest structure, crafted from eighteen thousand pieces of wrought iron and 2.5 million rivets, 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 Annie Oakley, and the marvelous new phonograph of Thomas Edison. With historical photos throughout, outsized personalities, squabbling artists, and a sprinkling of royalty, this dramatic history opens a window to a piece of the past that, in its passions and politics, is an unforgettable portrait of a unique moment in history. |
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