The Empire State Building / John S. Berman.

Main entry:

Berman, John S.

Title & Author:

The Empire State Building / John S. Berman.

Publication:

New York : Barnes and Noble Books, 2003.

Description:

128 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Series:

Portraits of America

Notes:
At head of title: The Museum of the City of New York.
Includes bibliographical references (page 125) and index.
Introduction: The Eighth Wonder of the World -- Scraping the Sky -- A Spectacular Gesture -- If You Build It, Will They Come? -- The War Years -- Preserving the Legacy.

Summary:

"It is the world's most famous skyscraper, a gleaming Art Deco tower of steel, concrete and marble that is the enduring symbol of New York. Conceived by Governor Alfred E. Smith, the project commenced on January 22, 1930, less than two months after the Black Tuesday stock market crash, as America entered the beginnings of the Great Depression. Along with the revealing text, a wealth of archival photographs taken before, during and after construction illustrate the mammoth undertaking. Every image pays tribute to the steelworkers, riveters, stone masons and the thousands of other unsung heroes whose fearlessness and skill enabled the tower to rise in little more than a year's time, and gave birth to a legendary icon of American vision and ingenuity."--Publisher.

Resources:
Publisher description

ISBN:

0760738890 (alk. paper)
9780760738894 (alk. paper)

Subject:

Empire State Building (New York, N.Y.) History.
Empire State Building (New York, N.Y.) Pictorial works.
Empire State Building (New York, N.Y.) Histoire.
Empire State Building (New York, N.Y.) Ouvrages illustrés.
Empire State Building (New York, N.Y.)
Buildings
New York (N.Y.) Buildings, structures, etc.
New York (State) New York
New York <NY> Empire State Building.

Form/genre:

History
Illustrated works

Added entries:

Museum of the City of New York.
Portraits of America.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 325652
Call No.: 325652
Copy: 1
Status: Available

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