Displaying 1 of 1 2003 Format: Book Author: Bascomb, Neal. Title: Higher : a historic race to the sky and the making of a city / Neal Bascomb. Edition: 1st ed. Publisher, Date: New York : Doubleday, ©2003. Description: 342 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm Summary: A history of the competitive constructions of the Chrysler Building, the Manhattan Company Building, and the Empire State Building describes the fierce rivalries of their architects and the individuals who supported or thwarted their efforts. Subjects: Skyscrapers -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century. Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-342) and index. Contents: A hunch, then a demand -- The architect-artist -- A proud and soaring thing -- The organization man -- Make the land pay -- An American invention -- The poet in overalls -- To scrape the sky -- Equivalent to war -- A three-way race -- Oxygen to the fire -- Call it a "Vertex" -- A monument to the future -- The prize of the race -- The butterfly and its cocoon -- Crash -- Pharaoh against Pharaoh -- Aladdin's Genii and paper fights -- The chase into the sky -- Excelsior -- Spirit--not steel and stone. Web Site: Sample text Table of contents Contributor biographical information Publisher description LCCN: 2003048888 ISBN: 0385506600 9780385506601 Other Number: 51984970 System Availability: 1 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 Control Number: 130263 # Local items in: 1 # System items in: 1 Call Number: 720.483 Bascomb Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1
