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Icons of American Architecture [Two Volumes] From the Alamo to the World Trade Center
Book Code: GR4207
ISBN: 0-313-34207-5
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-34207-3
632 pages
Greenwood Press
Publication: 2/28/2009
List Price: $175.00 (UK Sterling Price: £100.00)
Availability: Not yet published. (Estimated publication date, 2/28/2009)
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 7 x 10
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Series Title: Greenwood Icons
Description: What turns a building into an icon? What is it about some structures that makes their history and legend even more important than their original intended use, making them a part of American, and world, popular culture? Twenty four buildings and structures, including the Brooklyn Bridge, the White House, the Hotel del Coronado, and the Washington Monument are presented here, along with their roles in fiction, film, music, and the imagination of people worldwide. Approximately twenty five images are included in the set, along with sidebars featuring additional structures. *Alamo *Alcatraz *Brooklyn Bridge *Capitol Building *East Los Angeles Freeway Interchange *Empire State Building *Fallingwater *Golden Gate Bridge *Graceland *Grand Central Terminal *Hoover Dam *Hotel del Coronado *Independence Hall *Lincoln Memorial *Monticello *Pentagon *San Simeon *Sears Tower *Statue of Liberty *USS Arizona Memorial -- Pearl Harbor and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial *Vehicle Assembly Building, NASA *Walt Disney Concert Hall, Walt Disney World (FL) and Disneyland (CA) *Washington Monument *White House *World Trade Center and more.
Table of Contents:
  • List of Photos
  • Series Foreword
  • Preface & Acknowledgements
  • Volume 1
  • The Alamo, San Antonio, Texas
  • Alcatraz, San Francisco, California
  • Brooklyn Bridge, New York City
  • Empire State Building, New York City
  • Fallingwater, Bear Run, Pennsylvania
  • Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, Califorina
  • Graceland Mansion, Memphis, Tennessee
  • Grand Central Terminal, New York City
  • Hearst Castle, San Simeon, California
  • Hoover Dam, Colorado River, Nevada/Arizona
  • Hotel del Coronado, San Diego, California
  • Independence Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Lincoln Memorial, Washington, DC
  • Volume 2
  • Monticello, Charlottesville, Virginia
  • Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia
  • Sears Tower, Chicago, Illinois
  • Statue of Liberty, New York City
  • United Nations Headquarters, New York City
  • United States Capitol, Washington, DC
  • USS Arizona Memorial, Pearl Harbor, Honolulu, Hawaii
  • Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, DC
  • Washington Monument, Washington, DC
  • White House, Washington, DC
  • World Trade Center, New York City
  • Glossary
LC Card Number: 2008040909
LCC Class: NA705
Dewey Class: 720
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