To reach the clouds : my high wire walk between the Twin Towers / Philippe Petit.

Main entry:

Petit, Philippe, 1949-

Title & Author:

To reach the clouds : my high wire walk between the Twin Towers / Philippe Petit.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication:

New York : North Point Press, 2002.

Description:

xi, 244 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm

Summary:

In 1974, 100,000 people on the ground watched 24-year-old high wire artist Petit make eight crossings between the World Trade Towers. In this visually and verbally stunning book, Petit tells for the first time the story of his walk, from conception and clandestine planning to the performance and its aftermath. 140 illustrations.

Resources:
Contributor biographical information
Publisher description

ISBN:

0865476519 (hc.)
9780865476516 (hc.)

Subject:

Petit, Philippe, 1949-
World Trade Center (New York, N.Y. : 1970-2001)
Aerialists France Biography.
Voltigeurs (Cirque) France Biographies.
Aerialists.
Lindansare biografi Frankrike.
Akrobater biografi Frankrike.
Cirkus.
France.

Form/genre:

Oversize books.
Autobiographies.
Biographies.

Added entries:

My high wire walk between the Twin Towers

Holdings:

Location: Library main 227631
Call No.: GV550.2.P47 A3 2002
Status: Available

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