Mark Houser

Broschiertes Buch

MultiStories

55 Antique Skyscrapers and the Business Tycoons Who Built Them

Beschreibung

More than a century ago, towering marvels like the Flatiron Building thrilled the public and transformed cities. Discover how these elegant landmarks in 36 cities came to be - who built them, and how they got rich. With 55 vintage postcards.

Autor

Mark Houser is an award-winning journalist and frequent public speaker who has appeared on CNN, FOX, and NPR, and given a TEDx Talk. Hundreds of people have taken his "Antique Skyscraper Rooftops" guided tour in Pittsburgh. His story about trying unsuccessfully to stop the future president of France from scorching his mouth on a habanero salsa nacho chip has been published in The New Yorker.

Produktdetails

• Seitenzahl: 254
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Januar 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 151mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 348g
• ISBN-13: 9780578807362
• ISBN-10: 057880736X
• Artikelnr.: 61187617