Main entry:

Douglas, George H.

Title & Author:

Skyscrapers : a social history of the very tall building in America / by George H. Douglas.

Publication:

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., ©1996.

Description:

270 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (249-259) and index.
Introduction: Skyscraper Panorama -- 1. Looking for a Way Upward -- 2. Chicago: A New Genius for Building Tall -- 3. Timid New York Grows Bold -- 4. The First Great Tower: Mr. Woolworth Builds His Shrine -- 5. Of Lights, Elevators, and Water That Runs to the Sky -- 6. Chicago Reaches for Splendor: The Great Tribune Competition -- 7. Skyscrapers in High Style: The 1920s -- 8. The One and Only Empire State Building -- 9. Those Who Work on High -- 10. Rockefeller Center: A Festival of Skyscrapers -- 11. Of Zeppelins, Airplanes, and Things That Come from the Sky -- 12. The Human Spider and Other Fancies of the Silver Screen -- 13. A View from the Deck -- 14. Skyscrapers Go Modern -- 15. Chicago Catches Up at Last -- 16. Public Extravaganza: The World Trade Towers -- 17. Climbers and Daredevils -- The Old and the New -- 18. The Tallest Today: The Sears Tower -- 19. American Skyline.

ISBN:

078640082X (alk. paper)
9780786400829 (alk. paper)

Subject:

Skyscrapers Social aspects United States.
Skyscrapers United States History.
Gratte-ciel Aspect social États-Unis.
Gratte-ciel États-Unis Histoire.
Skyscrapers.
Skyscrapers Social aspects.
Sozialgeschichte
Hochhaus
Construcao civil.
United States.
USA
Buildings History

Form/genre:

History.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 121803
Call No.: ID NA6232.D6; ID:96-B779
Status: Available