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Stefoff, Rebecca, 1951-
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Eiffel, Gustave, 1832-1923 -- Juvenile literature.
Exposition universelle de 1889 (Paris, France) -- Juvenile literature.
Tour Eiffel (Paris, France) -- Juvenile literature.
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Stefoff, Rebecca, 1951-
Eiffel, Gustave, 1832-1923 -- Juvenile literature.
Exposition universelle de 1889 (Paris, France) -- Juvenile literature.
Tour Eiffel (Paris, France) -- Juvenile literature.
MARC Display
Eiffel
's
tower
for
young
people
: the
story
of the
1889
World'
s
Fair
/ Jill Jonnes ; adapted by Rebecca Stefoff.
by
Stefoff, Rebecca, 1951-
Seven Stories Press, c2019.
Call #:
607.3444361 S817e
Subjects
Eiffel
, Gustave, 1832-1923 -- Juvenile literature.
Exposition universelle de
1889
(Paris, France) -- Juvenile literature.
Tour
Eiffel
(Paris, France) -- Juvenile literature.
ISBN:
9781609809058
Description:
xi, 354 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Notes:
Adaptation of:
Eiffel
's
tower
. New York, N.Y. : Viking, 2009.
Includes index.
Contents:
Showdown in Paris --
Eiffel
under attack -- Troubles on the
tower
-- Going up! -- A grand opening -- Two triumphs -- Americans meet the
world
-- Art wars -- The fourth of July -- Monarchs of the
world
-- Edison's adventure -- Last days -- After the
fair
.
Summary:
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.
Other authors:
Jonnes, Jill, 1952-
Eiffel
's
tower
.
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