Icons of American Architecture [Two Volumes]

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Icons of American Architecture [Two Volumes] From the Alamo to the World Trade Center

Donald Langmead

Book Code: GR4207

ISBN: 0-313-34207-5

ISBN-13: 978-0-313-34207-3

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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

PDF Catalogs:
Greenwood School and Public Library Reference Spring 2008.pdf


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