Crown/Archetype, Date: 2004. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. 2004. Crown/Archetype ISBN 0767912683 9780767912686 [US]

Crown Publishing Group (NY), Date: 2004. Paperback. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. 2004. Crown Publishing Group (NY) ISBN 0767912683 9780767912686 [US]

Crown, Date: 2004-09-21. paperback. Like New. 5x0x8. 2004. Crown ISBN 0767912683 9780767912686 [US]

Crown, Date: 2004-09-21. Paperback. Like New. 2004. Crown ISBN 0767912683 9780767912686 [US]

ISBN10: 0767912683, ISBN13: 9780767912686, [publisher: Broadway Books] Softcover nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - The Roaring Twenties in New York was a time of exuberant ambition, free-flowing optimism, an explosion of artistic expression in the age of Prohibition. New York was the city that embodied the spirit and strength of a newly powerful America.In 1924, in the vibrant heart of Manhattan, a fierce rivalry was born. Two architects, William Van Alen and Craig Severance (former friends and successful partners, but now bitter adversaries), set out to imprint their individual marks on the greatest canvas in the world--the rapidly evolving skyline of New York City. Each man desired to build the city¿s tallest building, or ¿skyscraper.¿ Each would stop at nothing to outdo his rival.Van Alen was a creative genius who envisioned a bold, contemporary building that would move beyond the tired architecture of the previous century. By a stroke of good fortune he found a larger-than-life patron in automobile magnate Walter Chrysler, and they set out to build the legendary Chrysler building. Severance, by comparison, was a brilliant businessman, and he tapped his circle of downtown, old-money investors to begin construction on the Manhattan Company Building at 40 Wall Street.From ground-breaking to bricklaying, Van Alen and Severance fought a cunning duel of wills. Each man was forced to revamp his architectural design in an attempt to push ...
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Crown, Date: 2004-09-21. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 2004. Crown ISBN 0767912683 9780767912686 [US]