The Gateway Arch
This fascinating, engaging history of St. Louis's monument to American expansion reveals a story of greed, discrimination, and community displacement (NextSTL.com). Rising to a triumphant height of 630 feet, the Gateway Arch is one of the world's most widely recognized structures and attracts millions of tourists to St. Louis every year. Envisioned in 1947 but not completed until the mid-1960s, its story is one of innovation and greed; civic pride and backroom deals. Weaving together social, political, and cultural perspectives, historian Tracy Campbell uncovers the complicated and troubling history of this iconic symbol. In this revealing…
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Produktdetails
Weitere Autoren: Miller, Mark Crispin (Hrsg.)
- ISBN: 978-0-300-16988-1
- EAN: 9780300169881
- Produktnummer: 14823210
- Verlag: Yale University Press (Ignition)
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
- Seitenangabe: 236 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 2'878 KB
Über den Autor
Tracy Campbell is professor of history and codirector of the Wendell Ford Public Policy Research Center at the University of Kentucky.
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